Wolfpack 13 Blues Brothers 9

Wolfpack Report:

The hungry Wolfpack pulled together for a great team victory over the first place Blues Brothers by a score of 13-9. The Brothers came out hot in the top of the first scoring a quick 5 runs, but the hitting combo of Ludlow, Blasco, Katz and Mangini ( not a law firm) pushed 3 runs across the plate for a 5-3 score going into the second inning. The hard hitting Blues then scored another 3 runs in the second inning but the Pack's hitters, Hamm (double), Jones, Harris , Davidoff and a key base on balls by Tom Boyle scored two runs, making it 8-5 . In the bottom of the third, Bill Howland walked, Mike Blasco, Hal Katz, Ron Mangini, Bugs Donohue, Jerry Gross all singled followed by a clutch double by Paul Hamm which resulted in a 5 run inning, now 10-8 Wolfpack. The Blues Brothers scored a single run in the top of the 4th inning and then the Pack defense stiffened with great plays by Ludlow, Blasco and Katz shutting down the Blues offense for the remainder of the game. The Wolfpack was not done hitting as in the bottom of the 5th, Bruce Ludlow and Mike Blasco singled, Hal Katz walked and Ron Mangini hit a Sac fly to left field that allowed not one but two runs to score. Additional hits by Jack Donohue, Jerry Gross and Gary Jones added a third run for the inning, making the score 13-9.

Bill Howland then shut down the Blues Brothers attack in the top of 7 for the victory. Every Wolfpack player contributed to this win and the Pack is now the hot team ! Mike Blasco, Jack Donohue and Gary Jones each went 3-3....Bruce Ludlow, Hal Katz, Ron Mangini , Jerry Gross and Paul Hamm each had 2 hits while Gene Harris and Bart Davidoff each had singles helping the scoring. Bill Howland pitched another great game.

Blue Brothers Report:

The AI Report that was generated last week turned out to be correct.  The Blues Brothers hit well, scoring five runs in the top of the first inning, 3 runs in the second inning, but thanks to some timely hitting by the Wolfpack and numerous errors by the Brothers, as reported by AI, the Wolfpack won the game 13 to 9.

Ed Brandriff, Andy Cohen and Jack Feehan, back from Greece, hit well with three hits each.  Bob Gaines, Kevin Grevera, Ted Henritzy and Andy Markowitz had two hits each.  

Michael Katz and Alan Boon each had a single.

The Blues Brothers Manager will try to figure out a line up to produce better fielding on Thursday and in future games.

Congratulations to the Wolfpack on the win.

Starr 10  Panthers 1

Starr Report:

Starr played a solid all around game.  No walks allowed in the game. Bill Schwartz was surrounded by

great defense — Kevin Culp pitched well but Panthers “D”  had an off day. Terry Abrams & Mark Azzaro were standouts on “D”.  Starr scored a run in the 1st, 3 in the 2nd and 2 each in the 3rd, 5th & 6th innings.  Ron

The Panthers broke up the shutout with a run in the. 7th.

For Starr Billy Schwartz has 3 hits, 2 hits each from Terry Klein, Chris Metzger, Terry Abrams, Spenser Snyderman, & Alan Massey. Fein chipped in with 2 sac fly RBIs.  Kevin, our umpire had a great game, he hustled & got every call correct. Nice to play again after a week off.

Panthers Report:

The Panthers were easily handled by Starr, losing by a score of 10-1.  The Panthers could not generate any consistent offense,  managing to score only 1 run in the 7th inning.  Frank Verano was the only Panther to have multiple hits in the game going 2-3.  Starr put up runs in all but one inning in part due to Panther defensive errors.  The final score was 10-1 in favor of Starr.

Eagles 8 Flames 6

Eagles Report:

The Eagles and the Flames both got off to a slow, tense start.  The Eagles led 2 to 1 going into the fifth inning.  The Flames caught their fire and scored five runs.  The Eagles then bounced back by scoring five runs in the sixth inning and one more run in the seventh inning.  They held the Flames scoreless in the sixth and seventh.  The Eagles won 8-6.

The Eagles were led by Dennis Burza who pitched an excellent game and contributed four hits in four at bats.  Tom Cosgrove allowed the Eagles to have a sub and Mike Weidmann played in left field and had three hits in three at bats.  Steve Scheele, John Pappadakis, Pascal Houcke, Jack Galloway and Bob Esterly each contributed two hits.  Scott Jones, Ron Cohen and Jim Swiderski each had one hit.  It was a very close and exciting game.  We wish the Flames the best as they are great competitors.

Flames Report:

A tight 2-1 deficit going into the bottom of the fifth inning looked good for the Flames when they scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth for a 6-2 lead.  However that was not enough as the Eagles answered with five runs of their own in the top of the sixth and added another in the top of the seventh in an 8-6 loss by the Flames.  The Flames offense was led by Wolf Schwartz with three hits and an RBI.  Bob Dougherty (1 RBI), Mike Aversa (2 RBI), Tom Cosgrove (2 RBI), Jim Stabene, and Ray Morris (a rare no RBI day for Ray) each had two hits.  Charlie Whittaker, Phil D'Angiolini, Tracy Zimmerman, Monroe Weingarten, Lee Jaslow, and Bob Doernberg each contributed single hits (and all the Flames hits were singles).  Defensively Ed Occhi at first base and Lee Jaslow at second base each snared rocket grounders to the right side of the infield for outs - two by Ed and one by Lee.

Classics 7 Wildcats 6

Classics Report:

The Classics won a hard-fought battle today against the Wildcats.   The guys in yellow scored once in the first inning and 3 times in the third inning to take a 4-0 lead.  Both teams scored a run each in the fourth inning and the Classics added some distance in the sixth inning by adding two more runs for a 7-1 lead.  But Tom Delaney's team was playing possum and came alive in the top of the top of the seventh inning by adding 5 more runs before ending the game with the tying and go-ahead runs on base.  A tense ending to a game that was vital for the Classics as they continued their winning ways in pursuit of the division leaders.

Wayne Heaton pitched another great game, and the Classics defense was stellar even during the 7th inning assault by the Wildcats.  Gap hits and weird bounces enabled the Wildcat comeback to put quite a scare on the team, but the Classics persevered and found a way to win .  The Classics defense was led by Craig Wright, who made a tremendous back-handed catch on a line drive in the outfield before moving to midfield and snagging several more line drives to stop scoring threats.  Scott Comer, Greg Kloiber and Pete Williamson had two hits apiece and 4 RBIs between them.  Dick Tosti was 3 for 3 with two triples and 2 RBIs on the day.  Skip Evans added an RBI on a 1 for 2 day at the plate.  Fred Weiner, Howard Wible, Wayne Heaton, Jeff Blank, Franklin Smith and Craig Wright all added 1 hit each with Craig scoring two runs.

The Classics face the Eagles on Thursday and look to continue their good play, as they take aim at moving up in the standings

Hey Classics - Let's Gooooooo!!!

Wildcats Report:

In a Game that wasn’t as close as the Final Score the Classics Defense was able to hold the Wildcats to One Run through the First 6 Innings it was the 7th Inning where the Wildcats finally Woke Up and sent 10 Batters to the Plate after the Leadoff Batter (Yours Truly) Grounded Out to First the next 4 Batters would all single, then Neil Haneman would Double, Jack McNulty would Hit a Sacrifice Fly, Dave Simone would Single to knock in Neil, Steve Belenko would follow with a single putting the tying and go ahead Runs on Base.  The rally ended with a Groundball to the First baseman who threw the Ball to Wayne Heaton to END THE GAME !!!

The Classics as a Team Played Real Good Defense but Craig Wright Played a Great Defensive Game in the Middle and the Outfield.  The Wildcats wish nothing but the BEST for the Rest of the 2026 Season

Dave Noa 3-4  1Run

Steve Belenko 3-4

Jack McNulty 2-3  1 Run

Neil Haneman 2-4  1Run

Bill Russell 2-3  1Run

Auggie 2-3  1 Run

Carl Weigand 2-3 1Run

Also in the 3rd inning when the Classics Scored 3 Runs the Wildcats Right fielder was Playing against the Fence when Dick Tosti came to Bat.  In the First Inning Dick Hit it over His Head but the Wildcats Manager told the Outfielder to come in and Lo and Behold Tosti did it again.  I  don’t know how many guys were on Base it was either 2 or 3 but the Hit Accounted for all 3 Runs in the Inning So I guess from now on Our Manager should be Seen but not Heard !!!

Hot Shots 8 Devils 6

Hot Shots Report:

The Hot Shots edged the Devils, 8–6, today in a back-and-forth Field #1 battle that went down to the wire on a semi-muggy overcast day at Community Park.

The Hot Shots made the most of 15 hits and 3BBs to produce 8 runs that did not come easy due to the fine pitching performance of the Devils' pitcher and league newcomer, Lenny Polan who held the 'Shots to a season low 29 official At-Bats.

After scratching out a first inning run on a George Groves RBI SAC fly that scored Dale Cassidy-1B, the 'Shot found themselves down 3 to 1 heading into the bottom of the third.

John Brieg led off the bottom of the third with a single, followed by a one-out RBI triple by Clete Mahoney, and a two-out RBI single by Tony Baccari, to even the score 3-3 after three innings of play.

In the top of the 5th, the Devils answered back with a laser beam two-run HR by Jim Parsons

to give them a two run advantage. The 'Shots rallied in the bottom half of the frame to plate a five run walk off inning as Bob Silvester-1B, Ray Buchichio-BB, Del Kates-1B, Howard Barman-RBI, John Brieg-RBI, Ron Miller-1B, Clete Mahoney-1B/RBI, Dale Cassidy-1B, Tony Baccari-1B/2RBI contributed to the scoring during the inning.

After a scoreless sixth frame, the Devils did not go down without a fight in the seventh inning as Jim Parsons parked another laser beam for a ground rule RBI double. With a runner on second base and the tying run at the plate, the Hot Shots pitcher Ron Miller sealed the victory by retiring the final batter, grabbing an infield pop-up back to the bump, to close out the game.

Defensively, Ray Buchichio had a busy day and strong game at 2B, along with Del Kates at 3B who made a couple of strong throws from deep third for outs at 1B. Dale Cassidy, George Groves and John Reich combined  for a picture perfect 6-4-3 double play.

The complete offensive line is as follows:

Tony Baccari - 3-3, 3RBI, 2B

Clete Mahoney - 2-3, 2R, 2RBI, 3B

Del Kates - 2-2

Dale Cassidy - 2-3, R

Ray Buchichio - 1-1, R, BB

John Reich - 1-1, 2BB

John Breig - 1-1, R, SRBI

Bob Silvester - 1B, R

Ron Miller - 1B, R

Tom Sikora - 1B

Howard Barman - R, RBI

George Groves - SRBI

Unavailable:

Fran Mclaughlin

Devil's Report:

Devils keep trying our best but came up short today losing 8-6.

Best part of the day was Jim Parsons home run and another for a double over the fence on field 1.

Devils had bases loaded 3 times today but nothing to show for it….We need timely hitting, and that is lacking.

As usual, we will stay competitive and hopefully wins will come our way..

AI League Analysis

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It was a nice night for an All Star game with family and friends in abundance. 

The game began with the Legends scoring 1st by scoring 5 runs in the top of the 2nd inning.  Tom Riether led the inning off with a single.  Neil Haneman singled, Curtis Bragg also singled and Bill Jones doubled in 2 runs. Ron Fein followed with a single and Jim O'Brien hit an infield sacrifice fly.  Dave Simone and Mark Azzaro followed with RBI singles.  The Masters scored 1 in the bottom of the second when George Groves singled, Dennis Burza also singled, followed by a Ray Morris single for 1 run.  The score is now Legends 5, Masters 1 after 2 innings. 

In the top of the 3rd inning for the Legends  Keith Klassic led off with a single, Dave Buchar singled,  Wayne Haller reached base on an error and Terry Klein singled in a run.  In the bottom of the 3rd inning the Masters answered back with a single by Kevin Jerden, Kevin Grevera singled and Greg Kloiber singled in a run, Ed Occhi and Ed Aversa both had RBI singles for 3 runs scored in the bottom of the 3rd. In the top of the 4th the Legends failed to score.  In the bottom of the 4th Masters took an 8 to 6 lead by scoring 4 runs.  The inning started off with Ron Cohen reaching 1st on an error. Bryan Chase singled, Clete Mahoney RBI singled, Tony Baccari  RBI singled, Paul Stestko singled, Dick Tosti RBI singled and George Groves hit a sacrifice fly for their 4tn run.  The Legends came back to tie the game in the top of the 5th when Lingo Kong singled, Tom Reither singled and Neil Haneman hit a booming 2 run triple to tie the game.  In the bottom of the 6th inning the Masters took the lead when Dale Cassidy singled and Greg Kloiber followed with an RBI double and Ron Mangini knocked in the second run of the inning for a Masters 10-8 lead.  The Legends came back to tie the game when Dave Simone singled, Mark Azzaro singled, and Keith Classic singled to load the bases.  Wayne Haller RBI singled and a fielders choice RBI for Terry Klein to tie the score at 10.  In the bottom of the 7th inning for the masters Brian Chase led off with a single, Ed Brandriff singled and Tony Bacarri got an RBI single for an 11 to 10 Masters lead.  I'm the bottom of the 8th inning the Masters scored 2 runs for a 13 to 10 lead.  Bob Gaines singled followed by an RBI double by Ray Morris for 1 run and an RBI single by Mike Blasco for the final 2 runs by the Masters.  The Legends ended their scoring in the top of the 9th inning when Dave Noa singled, Larry Levin followed with a single, Tom Riether singled in the last run for a final score of Masters 13, Legends 11.

After the game both teams sat down together and ate as friends.  The camaraderie of this league is second to none!  We all thank Bill Schwartz, Terry Abrams, Harris Braunstein, Eric Gottlieb, Tom Cosgrove, Tom Delaney, Aaron Sacharov, Ron Mangini, Tony Baccari, Dick Tosti, Bob Gaines the grounds crew led by Craig Wright, and Terry and Jim O'Brien for putting together a wonderful, fulfilled evening for all the ball players and the their family and friends. 

Results For Games Played on 7/30/2026

Blues Brothers 14 Panthers 10

Blue Brothers Report:

Thursday, the Blues Bros hosted the Panthers. The Blues Bros jumped out to an early 3 to nothing lead after one inning. In the top of the second, the Panthers scored five runs to take a 5 to 3 lead after two innings. In the top of the third inning, the Panthers scored four runs to take a 9 to 3 lead after 2 1/2 ends but in the bottom of the third inning. The Blues Bros scored five runs, but still trailed 9 to 8 after three innings. In the fourth inning, the Blues Bros scored four more runs to take a 12 to 9 lead. The Panthers could only muster up one more run in their top of the sixth inning, and the Blues Bros came back to score 2 more runs in the bottom of the sixth to lead 14-10 with the final score being 14-10. The Blues Brothers were led by Paul Stetsko and Kevin Grevera both going 4 for 4 and Ed Brandriff and Mike Katz both going 3 for 4. Tuesday will be an off day for the Blues Bros, and Thursday they take on the Legend division leading Starr.

Panthers Report:

The Blues Brothers beat the Panthers by a score of 14-10.  The Blues Boys struck first with 3 runs in the bottom of the first.  The Panthers responded with 5 runs in the top of the 2nd inning.  Blues Brothers came back in the third with 5 to go ahead once again, 8-5.  The Panthers scored 4 runs in the 4th only to have the Blue guys come back with 4 runs also, making it t2-9 in their favor.  The pesky Blues Brothers seemed to always stay just ahead of the Panthers until we ran out of innings and lost, 14-10.  Defense for the Panthers was good most innings but the Blues Brothers two big innings were helped by errors.  Offensively Kevin Culp went 2-2 with 3 rbis.  Tom Reither was 2-4 with 2 doubles and 4 rbis.  Frank Verano was 1-4 with a double.  Larry Restivo was 1-4 with 2 rbis and John Rozolis went 1-4 with an rbi.  

Eagles 6 Wildcats 3

Eagles Report:

The Wildcats started slowly, playing against a heads up Eagles defense.  The Eagles kept the Wildcats scoreless until the fourth inning.  The Eagles lead off hitter, Scott Jones, who is a very good player. who can hit, run, catch and throw, he also plays heads up softball.  He came to the plate and hit a pop up down the first base infield line and as he was running the ball came down and hit him in the head.  I, along with many others, never saw anything like it.  It was ruled a foul ball.  Scott then played heads up by hitting a single.  

The Eagles scored five runs in the first three innings and the Wildcats got going with two runs in the fourth inning. and one run in the sixth to make it a very close game.

The Eagles defense played very well throughout the game.  Steve Scheele made a great play at second base.  Ken Radon snagged a line drive at first base and turned it into a double play.  Pappa John made several good plays and turned in a double play.  Joe Mursch made a game saving catch by snagging a Jack McNulty laser beam in deep right field.  Dennis Burza pitched and fielded great on the pitching mound.  The Eagles offense was led by Joe Mack who started the scoring by hitting a two run double in the first inning and added a double in third inning resulting in two more runs.  Ron Cohen, Jack Galloway each had three hits.  Ken Radon, Dennis Burza and Steve Scheele each had two hits.  Kevin Jerdan had one hit and a walk.  Pappa John Dakis had one hit and a walk.  Joe Mursch, Scott Jones each had one hit.  

The Eagles came away with a 6-3 competitive win against the Wildcats.

Wildcats report:

In what was actually one of the Wildcats better Defensive Games of the Season they were able to Keep the Eagles from Flying to High There were a Couple of nice Defensive Plays made by both Bill Russell in the Middle and Randy Waddle at second and there was also a nice running Catch in Right Center by Dave Noa

Once again it was the Wildcats Offense that let the Team Down !!! The Cats were only able to send 28 up Batters against Kevin, the Eagles Pitcher.  Besides Pitching a Great Game Kevin Played Good Defense up the Middle.  Not only Did Kevin Pitch but He also had a couple of Hits and Scored a Couple of Runs, He also Scored as a Courtesy Runner Way to Go Kevin

The Wildcats were only able to get 10 Hits in the Game led by Neil Haneman who pulled a Muscle in the All Star Game and wasn’t able to Run.  Neil was 3 for 3 with a Run Scored and Dave Noa was 2 for 3 with 2 Runs Scored for the Cats Total of 3.  The Eagles also  Played a Great Defensive Game and had their Share of Hits. Our Hats Off to the Eagles on a well Played Game and We wish them Nothing but the Best for the Rest of the Season !!!

Oh Yeah for the Guys who don’t know the Difference it’s was Actually Dennis Burza Pitching for the Eagles I just figured that I’d call Him Kevin since most of the League does, even Whitey Kevin’s brother has a Hard time telling them apart. hahahaja

Editor's Note:  Pappa John's name is Pappadakis

Hot Shots 8  Flames 4

Hot Shots Report"

The Hot Shots ended their two game skid and got back on track with an 8 to 4 victory over the Flames today, during the Field #4 early contest, under partly sunny skies at Community Park.

The game was much closer than the score indicated as the 'Shots needed to rely on their pitching and defense to hold off the Flames attack multiple times within the game.

The Hot Shots defensive highlights were as follows:

George Groves hauled in a difficult short-midoutfield over the shoulder pop with his back to the infield.

John Brieg made two big plays from the hill on dribblers that hugged the first base line, midway between home and first, nipping the Flames batter both times with strong throws to the first base bag.

Ron Miller started and finished the game today, and pitched five strong innings.

John Brieg pitched two shutout innings of middle relief.

John Reich (1B) and Del Kates (3B) both snagged wicked liners that came their way, at their respective positions, making difficult putouts.

Dale Cassidy anchored the infield and made an alert cover at 2B on an outfield hit that turned into a force out.

Offensively for the 'Shots, Clete Mahoney led off the game by circling the bases on a gapping shot that split the Flames outfield defense and rolled all the way to the fence.

The 'Shots picked up three runs in the second inning on consecutive singles by Al Moffa, Tom Sikora, and Bob "The Hitman" Silvester, followed by the fine RBI work of Del Kates, Fran Mclaughlin (Welcome back Fran!), and Johnny Brieg.

The Hot Shots completed their scoring for the day in the third inning as the top of the line up came around and slugged four more runs across the plate.

Again, this was a close game and credit goes to Ray Morris and the Flames defense for shutting down the 'Shots offense and holding them to zero runs and three hits after the third inning.

Notable offensive highlights are as follows:

Clete Mahoney - 3-3, 2R, RBI, HR

John Reich - 2-3, R, 2RBI, 2B

Al Moffa - 2-3, R, RBI, 2B

Tom Sikora - 2-2, R

John Breig - 1-2 RBI

Bob Silvester - 1-2, R

Howard Barman, 1-2

Tony Baccari - 1-3, R, RBI, 2B

Dale Cassidy - 1-3, R

George Groves 1-3

Del Kates - BB, RBI

Fran Mclaughlin - SRBI

Unavailable:

Ray Buchichio (injured)

Flames Report:

The Flames fell behind early and never were able to generate enough offense to catch up in an 8-4 loss to the Hotshots.  Ron Miller achieved a pitching statistical rarity for the Hotshots in getting both a win and a save (assuming we award saves with a four run lead) after being relieved by John Brieg in the middle innings.  Neither team scored in their last three at bats allowing warm-up time and an on-time start for the late game between the Panthers and the Blue Brothers (which was needed for their high scoring game).  Wolf Schwartz led the Flames with three hits, an RBI, and a double.  Ray Morris and Tom Cosgrove both contributed two hits and one RBI each.  Mike Aversa, Phil D'Angiolini, Tracy Zimmerman, Monroe Weingarten, Lee Jaslow, and Bob Doernberg all had one hit (one hit each not one hit combined!).  Bob Dougherty had the other RBI for the Flames.  Defensively, Monroe Weingarten made a running catch in right field.  Jim Stabene turned a double play as the pivot man at midfield.  Mike Aversa was a ball magnet with multiple plays at second base and midfield.

Starr 4 Devils 1

Starr Report:

A very tight defensive and low scoring game.  The Devils took an early lead by scoring 1 run in the bottom of the 2nd inning.  Starr came back in the top of the 4th to tie the game at 1-1.  The score remained tied going into the last inning.  Starr pushed across 3 runs with Terry Abrams getting an RBI single for Starr's 1st lead of the day.  This turned out to be the game winning hit.  The final score, 4-1, a Starr victory.

Offensive "Starrs" were Ron Fein and Mark Azzaro each going 3 for 3.  Terry Klein and Bill Schwartz each contributed 2 hits.  Adding 1 hit each was Terry Abrams, Alan Massey, and Spencer Snyderman.  A great team victory for Starr as all players contributed.

The victory was topped by a great, fun time, lunch at Dawson's.  We all picked on each other and laughter was in abundance.

Classics 6 Blue Jays 5

Classics Report:

The Classics got off to a great start today, getting 6 hits and scoring 4 runs in the top of the 1st inning. The Blue Jays responded with 4 runs of their own in the bottom of the 1st inning after a bases clearing double by Jim O'Brien, sending a message to the visitors ...... Game On!!  After the Classics added another run in the 2nd, both teams stifled any threats by the opposition until the 6th inning when they each added one more run to make it 6-5 going into the 7th inning.  The Classics went 1-2-3 in the top of the inning, and the Blue Jays managed a baserunner but could not get him home. Final score 6-5 in a hard-fought game with plenty of suspense and good defense by both teams.

Wayne Heaton had another stellar game on the hill and led the team at the dish going 3 for 3 with a run scored.  The real story of the game though was Jeff Blank doing his best Bryson Stott imitation, getting double digit putouts and quelling many attempted rallies by the Jays by flawlessly fielding all ground balls and a few line drives. To add to his defensive gem, Jeff added 2 RBIs at the plate, as well.  Craig Wright had 2 hits and scored 2 runs from the leadoff spot, Howard Wible was 2 for 3 with a run scored and 1 RBI and Dick Tosti went 2 for 3 with 1 RBI.  Greg Kloiber and Scott Comer added 1 RBI each.  Finally, Franklin Smith called a great game behind the plate!

A great big thank you to Aaron Sacharov for filling in when the Classics needed a player.  Our next opponent game is Tuesday against the Flames, as the Classics try to continue this wave of good fortune.

Blue Jays Report:

The Classics jumped out early scoring 4 runs in the top of the first inning but the Jays responded in kind.  Eric Suber, Curtis Bragg and Bill Jones all singled to load the bases for Jim O'Brien who doubled to clear the bases.  Lingo Kong singled, leaving runners at first and third and then Mike Weidmann singled to tie the game at 4.  The jays did score 5 runs in the first inning but lost a run when Mike Tingle fell down baserunning and a late force-out negated the run.  After that things calmed down.  Seriously.  Things were so calm I fell asleep in the middle of writing this report.  Things were so calm that our first baseman fell asleep in the middle of an attempted double play.  The Classics were able to score a run in the top of the second and then added a run in the top of the sixth.  The birds scored a run in the 6th inning bringing it to 6 to 5.  Eric Suber once again got things going with a lead off double, advanced to third on a single by Ken Riess, and scored on a Curtis Bragg fielder's choice.  

Mike Weidmann had a perfect day at the plate going 3 for 3 with an RBI.  Eric Suber got the offense going in both innings that the jays scored with a lead off single in the first and double in the sixth.  Bill Jones and Lingo Kong both contributed 2 hits.  Both teams played well defensively.  With Lingo Kong having a strong defensive game for the Jays and Jeff Blank with a strong defensive game for the Classics.   

Results For Games Played on 7/28/2026

Eagles 19 Blues Brothers 17

Eagles Report:

The Eagles and the Blues Brothers played a high scoring, back and forth wild game.  The Eagles started off with an 8-4 lead after two innings.  The Blue Brothers then scored thirteen runs while the Eagles only scored two runs and the Blue Brothers led 17-10 after five innings.  The Eagles then scored nine runs in the sixth and seventh innings while holding Blue Brothers scoreless.  The Eagles came away with a 19-17 win.

Kevin Jerden was the star of the game with a grand slam in the sixth inning and finished with four hits in four at bats.  Scott Jones also had four hits including one double.  Dennis Burza had two hits and one walk in three at bats.  Dennis also pitched a very good game.  John Mack had two hits and a sacrifice RBI.  Joe Mursch had three hits and a walk.  Ron Cohen had three hits.  Bob Esterly had three hits.  Pascal Houcke and John Galloway each had two hits.  Jim Swiderski had a hit and a walk.  Steve Scheele played excellent defensive ball at second base.  The Eagles made an exciting comeback against a very good Blues Brothers team.  

Blues Brothers Report:

It was a shootout at the OK Corral between the Blues Brothers and the Eagles. The Eagles had great rallies in both the 6th and 7th inning and when the dust settled they came out on top 19-17. Blues Brothers were led by Mike Katz going 4 for 4 and a homerun and Ed Brandriff going 4 for 4. Paul Stetsko, Kevin Grevera and George Reich each went 3 for 4. Andy Cohen, Andy Markowitz and John Salmon had 2 hits each.

Classics 10 Wolfpack 4

Classics Report:

The Classics beat the Wolfpack 10-4, claiming their 6th win in the last 7 games and scoring 75 runs over that span.  The team that began the season with a team batting average of .313 has improved to a team batting average of .482 and hits throughout the lineup.  Wayne Heaton pitched another fantastic game allowing only 4 runs in the 4th inning and walking none to take the victory.

Offensively, the Classics were led by Greg (Clobber) Kloiber, going 3 for 3, with a run scored and 5 RBIs, bringing his season total to 30 RBIs. Greg is batting a scorching .688 on the season. Bryan (The Flash) Chase was 3 for 4, with 3 runs scored and an RBI. Bryan has scored 22 runs in 12 games and is batting .615.

The Classics had 7 batters go 2-3 today.  Scott Comer, Pete Williamson, Craig Wright, Howard Wible, Wayne Heaton, Ron Tuminski and Jeff Blank, who has had 2 hits for each of the last two games.  Dick Tosti contributed 2 RBIs, with Craig Wright and Franklin Smith adding 1 RBI each.

Defensively, the Classics were solid as Skip Evans robbed two hits on grabs at 3B, and Craig Wright turned two double plays from Midfield.  Scott Comer and Bryan Chase both tracked down balls in the outfield to prevent runs.  Overall, a great win with contributions from everyone.  The Classics will see the Blue Jays on Thursday, weather permitting.

Wolfpack Report:

The depleted Wolfpack (missing 3 starting players) gave their best against the Classics but could not push enough runs across the plate losing to the Classics 10-4.....Classics scored 1 run in the first and blanked the Pack over the first 3 innings. In the top of the third, a combination of Wolfpack fielding errors and clutch hits by the Classics pushed 5 runs across the plate  for a 6-0 score. The bottom of the 4th, the Pack mounted a rally with key hits by Bruce Ludlow, Ron Mangini, Mike Blasco, a bases clearing triple by Keith Klasic and RBI single by Bill Howland making the score 7-4.... but the Pack's offense stalled and were hurt hitting into 2 double plays in the following innings. The Classics did not let up with hard hits in the 5th inning adding another 3 runs. The Pack did all they could defensively, turning 3 double plays in the field but could not rally again in the last 3 innings.

Offensively, Bruce Ludlow went 2-3, Mike Blasco 3-3, Jerry Gross 2-3, Gary Jones and Bart Davidoff each adding key singles. Bill Howland pitched a good game but did not get enough support offensively. Once again, the Pack hit many balls hard but directly at Classics players.

Starr 8 Hot Shots 7 (8 Innings)

Starr Report:

Starr got 2 runs in the 1st and 5 runs in the 2nd. The Hot Shots got 1 run in the 4th & 6 runs in the 6th.

Starr played a solid defensive game until the 6th then they looked like the Bad News Bears. There was no scoring in the 7th inning, but in the 8th inning Starr played small ball & created a run.

Starr turned a double play to end the game and seal the win.

Terry Klein had 4 hits & Larry Levin, Bill Schwartz had 3 hits each. With 2 hits Terry Abrams , Spencer Snyderman, Dave Detwiller & Jay Passman. Andy umpired a solid game.

Hot Shots Report:

After falling behind 7 - 0 to Starr in the first two innings, the Hots Shots battled back to even the score late in the game, but ultimately fell short, and lost their second one run nail biter to Starr, in eight innings this time, by a score of 8 to 7, during the early game on Field #1 today, under overcast skies and heavy humid air at Community Park.

Offensively, the Hot Shots offense was on life support over the first five innings of the game with a DNR tag on their bats, managing a single run, four hits, and being retired 1-2-3 in order in the first, third, and fifth frames, during that span.

In a dramatic offensive awakening, the back end of the Hot Shots batting order led by Bob Silvester, John Brieg, and Ron Miller, ignited a 6 run, 8 hit, two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth inning, aided by some uncharacteristic throwing play by the Starr defense, allowed the 'Shots offense to walk off the field with a 7 - 7 tie game.

Defensively, the Hot Shots held off a Starr rally in the top of the seventh but were unable to notch home the winning run in the bottom half of the inning, sending the game into extras, where Starr pushed across their "Automatic Runner" but the 'Shots were unable to do the same, resulting in Starr's well earned 8-7 victory.

A commendable job pitching by Bill Schwartz of Starr, who was on the wood the entire game, and held the 'Shots offense to zeros in six of the eight innings that were played.

Ron Miller (3/6) and John Brieg (2/2) combined to pitch 5 shutout innings and deserved a better fate today, after a shaky start by the Hot Shots defense.

In Fan Duel prop betting action Tony Baccari won the inside "pepper game" with Ronnie Fein today as Ron launched himself what looked to be about two feet in the air to get leather on a liner that landed in right field holding Tony to a single.

Hot Shots offensive highlights include:

Clete Mahoney - 2-3, 2R, RBI, 2B

Dale Cassidy - 2-3, R, 2RBI

George Groves - 2-3, R, RBI, 3B

John Breig - 2-3, R

Tony Baccari - 2-3

Bob Silvester- 2-3

John Reich, 1-2, RBI, BB

Ron Miller, 1B, R, 2RBI

Howard Barman - R

Unavailable:

Fran Mclaughlin

Rey Buchichio (injured)

Devils 14 Wildcats 6

Devils Report:

Today was the first day that the Devils had 99% of their players  The team played solid defense. We have now figured out where all will be playing, with a solid lineup. Devils won a great game today…Very proud.

Minio Cruz went 4-4 today

Roy Barlow and Jeff Hooker each went 3-4

Jim Parsons, while nursing a knee injury, went 2-3

Franco Folda, coming back from vacation, went 3-3

Bob Vannozzi went 2-4

And of course, Lenny Polin pitched a great game.

Wildcats Report:

Satan Left the Gates of Hell open long enough for His Band of Imps to come out and Kick some Wildcat ASS !!! The Imps Hit the Ball Over,Under,Around and Through the Wildcat Defense the Wildcat Offense was once again led by Noa, Haneman, McNulty and Simone as they had 8 of the Wildcats 13 Hits and actually Scored all 6 of the Wildcats Runs even though 1 of the 6 Runs they Scored was as a Courtesy Runner for Tom Jakabowski !!!

The Wildcats are playing until sometime in September without Mike Kroeger and have been missing Ken Mealey since Week 2 of the Season and No Word on If or when He’ll be Back !!!

We Congratulate Satan's Boys on a well played game Offensively and Defensively and a Great Pitched Game by Newcomer to the League Len Polin

Blue Jays 16 Panthers 5

Blue Jays Report:

The Blue Jays once again played a solid defensive game but there was something a little different about the birds on Tuesday.  They all hit the ball, defeating the Panthers by a score of 16 to 5.  The game was close at 3 to 2 going into the bottom of the third.  With 2 outs and no one on base, the Jays exploded with 7 consecutive hits to put 5 runs on the board.  In the fifth inning the Panthers responded on a monster 3 run home run down the right field line by Tom Riether to make it 8 to 5.  The Jays once again responded. Eric Gottlieb and John Walsh both singled to set the stage for the top of the order and another 5 run inning.

The Jays added 3 more runs in the bottom of the sixth.  With 2 outs in the top of the seventh the game ended in thunderous fashion as quite literally lightning and an enormously loud clap of thunder brought the game to an early end. After umping the Eagles and Blues Brothers 19 to 17 marathon, a tired Harvey truly appreciated the fact that the game ended one out early.

The Jays had 5 Players all going 3 for 3, Curtis Bragg (3 runs scored, RBI, triple), Bill Jones (2 runs scored, RBI), Jim O'Brien (run, 3 RBIs), Frank Glauser (2 Runs, RBI) and Mike Weidmann (2 runs).  Clocking in with 2 hits each were Eric Suber (2 runs, triple, 2 RBIs), Lingo Kong (run, RBI), Art Taylor (3 RBIs), and Eric Gottlieb (run).  Ken Riess and John Walsh both contributed a hit and a run, while Fred Eberhardt had a hit and an RBI.

Panthers Report:

The Panthers ran into a buzzsaw in the form of the Blue Jays who were unable to stop hitting.  The Blue Jays won by a score of 16-5.  The Panthers played decent defense for the most part but any mistake proved to be costly, giving up two 5-run innings.  The offense was led by Frank Verano who went 3-4 and Tom Riether who was 2-3 with a 3 rbi homer!  Larry Restivo was 2-3 with a rbi.  Rich Crocker posted a double and Aaron Sacharov had an rbi.  Kevin Culp pitched another great game in spite of the loss.

Results For Games Played on 7/23/2026

Blues Brothers 8 Wildcats 6

Blues Brothers Report:

After trailing the Wildcats the entire game, the Blues Brothers launched a two out rally in the top of the seventh inning. In this inning, the Brothers scored four runs and held off the Wildcats in the bottom of the seventh inning to score an unexpected 8 to 6 victory.

Starting the game, the Wildcats came out strong after holding the Blues Brothers scoreless in the top of the first inning. They scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning, two runs in the bottom of the third inning, and one run in the bottom of the sixth inning, padding their lead to 6 to 4.  The Blues Brothers could not get Jack McNulty out as he had four hits and was a big part of the Wildcats innings, when they scored.

Kevin Grevera broke out of a two-game slump going four for four at the plate for the Blues Brothers. Bob Gaines, and Jack Feehan had three hits each.  Ed Brandriff, Ted Henritzy, Paul Stetsko, and Andy Cohen had two hits each.  George Reich and John Salmon had one hit each.

Andy Cohen pitched the entire game for the Blues Brothers.  The seventh inning comeback rally with two outs came on six consecutive hits by leadoff hitter Brandriff, Stetsko, Gaines, Feehan, Henritzy, and Grevera.

Wildcats Report:

In a Game where the Wildcats had a 5-0 Lead after 3 Innings the Blues Brothers finally Woke Up and Scored 4 Runs in the 4th Inning and another in the 5th to tie the Score at 5 in the Bottom of the 6th the Wildcats were able to Score a Single Run which is unusual when the Top of their Order is Batting. The Wildcats took the Field in the Top of the 7th and got Two Quick Outs then The Top of the Brothers lineup came to Bat and Jake  Brandriff and Elwood Stetsko got things going and Bob Gaines was able to get on to Load the Bases which brought up Jack Feehan who was given 3 Straight High Deep Pitches which He took a Half Hearted Swing at the 2nd Pitch then on the next Pitch the Wildcats Pitcher really “SCREWED THE POOCH” His Intention was to throw the 4th High Deep Pitch but the Ball Slipped out of His Hand and was a Chest High Pitch just off the Plate and Jack put the Pitch just Deep into the Outfield to Take a 1 Run Lead and and the Brothers eventually scored again for their 2 Run Lead the Wildcats came to Bat in Bottom of the 7th their Leadoff Batter Hit a Hard Shot to 2nd and Dave Cutler Fielded the Ball and Threw the Runner Out the next Batter Singled and the Wildcats still had Life but the next Batter Hit a Popup to the Right Side and again Dave Cutler made the Play backing up to Catch the Ball and to end Our Chances the next guy Popped Up to Jake Brandriff at First to end the Game

The Wildcats were only able to get 13 Hits in the Game Led By Jack McNulty going 3 for 3 all extra base Hits and Scoring 3 Runs Dave Simone was also 3 for 3 Neil Haneman was 2 for 3 with 2 Runs Scored Steve Belenko was

2 for 3 Dave Noa was 1 for 3 with a Run Scored Randy Waddle was 1 for 3 and made a couple of nice Plays in the Infield !!!

The Blues Brothers Played and Excellent Defensive Game and Battled the Entire Game

Our Hats off to the Blues Brothers on a well played  Game

Flames 7 Wolfpack 4

Flames Report:

The Flames defeated the Wolfpack 7-4 in a fast-paced game ending the Flames three game losing streak.  The Flames appreciated the Wolfpack batters hitting as many balls as possible right at Flames fielders! The Flames manager switched the line-up and it paid immediate dividends with a four run bottom of the first inning.  New leadoff hitter Bob Dougherty scored one run and was one of four Flames batters with three hits.  The others were Phil D'Angiolini (2 runs and 1 RBI), Ray Morris (1 run and 3 RBI), and Wolf Schwartz.  Charlie Whittaker, Ed Occhi, and Tracy Zimmerman each had one RBI.  Charlie Whittaker had two hits while Mike Aversa, Ed Occhi, and Tom Cosgrove contributed one hit each.  Defensively Charlie Whittaker experienced third base as the true "hot corner" spending significant time in the dirt making multiple plays.  The highlight was Charlie playing a smoked one hopper from Keith Klasic into a critical force out at third when the Wolfpack lineup was attempting a seventh inning rally.  Instant replay review showed that the ball actually played Charlie more than he played the ball!  After the game the field crew had to add dirt to the third base area to replace all the dirt Charlie had on his uniform! Another key play came when Ed Occhi relayed an outfield hit to Wolf Schwartz and Wolf gunned out a runner at the plate.  The Flames welcomed back Tom Cosgrove from the injury list but had him move from shortstop to short first base on defense and the manager made him bat last.

Wolfpack Report:

Both teams knew this would be a tough fought game.....the Flames burned the Pack for 4 runs in the first inning and then took advantage of misplays in the field by the Wolfpack by adding runs in the second, third and fifth inning delivering timely hits to drive in the baserunners. The Wolfpack rallied in the fifth inning scoring 3 runs but left the bases loaded for the 2nd time. Again in the 7th inning the Pack loaded the bases but could only score 1 run after Tom Cosgove gloved a scorcher hit by Jack Donohue which would have cleared the bases for the Wolfpack. Final score Flames 7 Wolfpack 4.

The entire Wolfpack team bats started to come alive today but the hard hit balls were directly to a Flames player.

Mike Blasco made great catches for the Pack and delivered a clutch RBI. Bruce Ludlow played another great game going 3-3 at the bat.

Jim Klemick , Ron Mangini, Keith Klasic, and Jerry Gross each delivered 2 hits while Bill Howland (pitched a great game), Gary Jones, Bart Davidoff,

Butch Bodenheimer and Tom Boyle all singled in the game.  Tough loss for the Pack and a well played game by the Flames

Classics  13 Hot Shots 6

Classics Report:

The Classics came out swinging today with every player getting involved in the hit parade and finishing with 19 total hits. The team scored 3 runs in the 1st inning to start the game, while playing flawlessly in the field all day. Wayne Heaton kept the Hot Shots in check through the first 6 innings before a rally in the 7th added 4 runs.  Meanwhile, the Classics had big innings in the 5th and the 6th scoring 5 runs and 4 runs respectively to give Wayne some breathing room.  Leading the charge on offense were Dick Tosti (4-4, 3 runs scored and 4 RBIs) and Greg Koiber (3-3, and 3 RBIs).  Other players having a multiple hit day were Jeff Blank (2-2, 1 RBI), Skip Evans (2-3, 1 run scored and 1 RBI) and Brian Donocoff (2-3, 1 run scored and 1 RBI).  Pete Williamson chipped in 2 RBIs and Craig Wright added 1 RBI.  Scott Comer scored 3 times and Bryan Chase scored twice with Franklin Smith and Craig Wright each scoring once.  

Credit to the Hot Shots for battling the entire game while playing short-handed.  A fun game with lots of action from both sides!

The Classics are back in action next Tuesday against the Wolfpack and looking to continue their winning ways.

Hot Shots Report:

The Hot Shots were simply out-Classic-ed

today by a score of 13-6 under perfect weather conditions in the Field #4 late game at Community Park.

The Classics played great defense and smacked the ball all over the field today to

earn a well deserved victory.

The game was relatively close at 4 to 2 Classics after 4 innings, but the guys in amber broke the game open with a 5 in the fifth and 4 in the sixth.

The Hot Shots managed a rally in the top of the seventh to plate four runs, but yours truly did his best impersonation of JT Realmuto and got caught trying to advance to a previously occupied third base, whereby making a feeble attempt to scramble back to second base, as he became an easy out to end the game. Some wiseguy pitcher who plays for that feline team  in gray and likes to stir the pot, was quoted with the following remarks after the game: "You know what they say -  SPEED KILLS!",  snickering as he meandered his way through the Hot Shots bench. The guy is never at a loss for smart alecky words to amuse the peanut gallery, but be that as it may,  we always welcome his "tomfoolery" on our bench.

Defensively we were a little flat today surrendering a season high 13 runs, but as previously mentioned the Classics flat out hit the ball!

Offensively, we were really flat, stranding 10 runners today where there were multiple opportunities to score runs in various innings. Credit goes to the Classics pitcher Wayne Heaton who made the pitches that eventually were batted directly to his defense, who did their job well, making put out after put out all game long. The 'Shots offense managed to put up 17 hits today and was led by Howard Barman who went 3 for 3, and Al Moffa who went 3 for 4.

Thanks to Dick Tosti who allowed us to insert an injury sub in the second inning to replace Ron Miller, who left the game in the first inning due to cautionary health related fatigue. Many thanks to Bill Russell who filled the injury sub role for us and did a good job in the field.

Notable offensive contributions were as follows:

Howard Barman - 3-3, 2R, 2B

Al Moffa - 3-4, RBI

John Reich - 2-3, BB, R, 2RBI

Dale Cassidy - 2-4, 2R

Tony Baccari - 2-4, 2RBI

George Groves - 2-4, R

Bob Silvester - 1B, RBI

Tom Sikora - 1B

John Brieg - 1B

Unavailable:

Fran Mclaughlin

Ray Buchichio (injured)

Clete Mahoney

Blue Jays 7 Starr 3

Blue Jays Report:

The Blue Jays played a solid defensive game and did a good job of shutting down the Starr offense.  Good Solid infield play all around with Frank Glauser, Lingo Kong, Eric Gottlieb, Fred Eberhard, Ken Riess, Art Taylor and Mike Tingle all making significant infield contributions.  The outfield of Eric Suber, Curtis Bragg, Mike Weidmann and Judy Agasar were steady all the way.

Offensively for the Jays two big hits made the difference in the game.  Curtis Bragg posted a 2 RBI triple in the third inning and Frank Glauser sliced a 2 RBI single to cap 2 out, bases empty, rally in the sixth inning that ended up netting the birds 3 runs.  Lingo Kong had a perfect day at the plate going 3 for 3.  Two hit contributions by Eric Suber, Curtis Bragg, Jim O'Brien and Mike Tingle.  Also contributing with a hit were Ken Riess, Frank Glauser, Home Run Freddy Eberhardt (just a single this time), Eric Gottlieb and Judy (new bat) Agasar.

Starr played well defensively with Terry Klein and Ron Fein both turning in impressive double plays but were unable to string together the hits needed to dent the scoreboard.

Starr Report:

Starr was outplayed by a solid performance by the Blue Jays.  Jim OB pitched a great game & was involved with numerous fielding plays. Ken Reiss was a vacuum at 2B. Art Taylor also made an incredible play at 1B. The birds scored 1 run in the 2nd inning & 3 each in the 3rd & 6th innings. Starr scored 1 in the 1st & 2

In the 7th. Starr had 2 beautiful double plays. Ron Fein picked a ground ball , tagged 1st the threw to Alan Massey at 2nd. Terry Klein made a great catch in left center then threw to Ron Fein for the defensive gem of the game. Ron Fein, Larry Levin & Chris M had multiple hits. Harvey umpired another good game.

Panthers 8 Devils 4

Panthers Report:

The Panthers put together a well played game going on to defeat the Devils by a score of 8-4.  The Panthers defense was solid and the bats were working.  The Devils bats did not come alive until the bottom of the 7th inning putting up 4 runs before the game finished.  Kevin Culp pitched his usual sterling game, allowing no walks.  Tom Riether led the Panthers offense with a double and a 3 run home run, his second homer in as many games.  John Rozolis was 2-3 with a double and an rbi.  Kevin Culp went 2-2 with an rbi.  Larry Restivo and Frank Verano notched 1 rbi each. 

Results For Games Played on 7/21/2026

Blues Brothers 11 Devils 4

Blues Brothers:

The Blues Brothers beat the Devils 11 to 4 on Field # 3 in the 9 AM game on Tuesday.

The Brothers scored 2 runs in the first inning, 4 runs in the third inning, 4 runs in the fourth inning and one run in the sixth inning, for their eleven runs. A first inning rally by the Devils was cut short when their runner scored but was called out on an appeal by the Blues Brothers, because he missed third base.

Ed Brandriff, Paul Stetsko, Bob Gaines, and John Salmon had three hits for the Blues Brothers.  Jack Feehan had two hits. Ted Henritzy, Andy Cohen, George Reich, and Dave Cutler all had one hit each.

Andy Cohen pitched all seven innings for the Blues Brothers who played the game with ten players.

Hot Shots 12  Wildcats 3  (5.5 innings)

Hot Shots Report:

The Hot Shots picked up their second straight win today by beating the Wildcats in the late game at Community Park, by a score of 12 to 3, in a game that was shortened by heavy rainfall, after five and one half innings of play had completed.

The 'Shots played their trademark brand of solid team defense, combined with an early offensive attack that helped build a seven run lead after three innings, capped by a five run fourth inning, to complete the day's scoring for the Hot Shots.

Defensively, Bob Silvester and Howard Barman covered the workload at first base and both did an excellent job fielding their position today. Howard also had a nice game in right field snagging a crucial line drive that came his way to snuff out a Wildcats rally. John Reich chased down another line drive for an out in RCF and Tony Baccari picked up a one hopper in LF to throw out a Wildcat runner on an alert cover by Tom Sikora at second base. Ron Miller pitched another gem today, constantly hitting the wood and posting zeros for the first five innings of the game.

Offensively, George Groves had another perfect 4 hit day in the lead off slot, followed by Tony Baccari who chipped in with 3 doubles. John Reich, continues to drive in runs with a first inning double that plated 2 runs and a RBI single in the fourth inning. Al Moffa, Tom Sikora, Ray Buchichio, and Howard Barman each had two hit games, while the teams' most improved hitter in the second half, Bob Silvester, continued his torrid attack on opposing hurlers with a another 3 hit game that included 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.

Other notable Offensive highlights include:

George Groves - 4-4, 2R, RBI

Bob Silvester - 3-3, 2R, 2RBI

Tony Baccari - 3-4, 2R, RBI, 3-2B

John Reich - 2-3, R, 3RBI, 2B

Howard Barman - 2-3, R, 2RBI

Al Moffa - 2-3, R, RBI

Ray Buchichio - 2-3, RBI

Tom Sikora - 2-3, R

John Breig - 1B, R, RBI

Ron Miller - 1B, R

Unavailable:

Fran Mclaughlin

Dale Cassidy

Clete Mahoney

Wildcats Report:

In a Game where the Wildcats Played a Man Short they also came up Short in the Final Score “WAY SHORT” 12-3 it took the Cats Six Innings to get on the Scoreboard with their 3 Runs, they sent 8 Batters to the Plate You could see the Hot Shots getting Nervous after the Cats Scored their 3 Runs. With 2 Outs the Cats were able to Load the Bases with 3 of their not so Speedy Runners Tom Delaney, Bill Russell and Howard Borochaner setting the Table for Auggie who was given the clearance to Play earlier this Morning We were waiting for Auggie to give us His Impression of Jack McNulty and clear the Bases with a Shot over the Fence but instead Auggie imitated Tom Delaney and Grounded Out to end the Inning the Wildcats took the Field for the Bottom of the Sixth and the Skies Opened Up for about 5 Minutes just enough time to call the Game You could actually Hear a Sigh of Relief from the Wildcats because the 5th Inning was the only inning they Kept the Hot Shots off the Scoreboard. So there was a Good Ending to the Loss. We were able to Outscore the Hot Shots to End the game mainly because they didn’t get to Bat in the 6th Inning

The Hot Shots Hit and FIELDED GREAT TODAY and surely DESERVED THE WIN !!!

Leaders for the Wildcats NON OFFENSIVE OUTPUT were Dave Noa going 3 for 3, Dave Simone 1 for 3 and Randy Waddle 1 for 3 all Scoring a Run !!! Tom Jakubowski 1 for 2, Neil Haneman 1 for 3 Bill Russell 1 for 3 and Auggie 1 for 3 for their Total of 9 Hits !!!

Ron Miller Pitched a Great Game for the Hot Shots and We wish them nothing but the Best for the Rest of the Season !!’

Starr 10 Flames 4

Starr Report:

Starr jumped out to a 4-1 lead scoring 4 runs in the 1st 3 innings.  In the top of the 4th inning Starr scored 1 run and the Flames scored 3 for a slim 5 to 4 lead for Starr.  In the top of the 5th inning Starr scored 5 runs for a commanding 10-4 lead.  There was no other scoring for a final score of 10-4 Starr victory.

Defensively, Jay Passman and Ron Fein turned 2 double plays.  Larry Levin continued his great defense along with Terry Abraham's turning in some gems today.

Offensively, three players had perfect days.  Ron Fein went 4 for 4 with 3 RBI's,  Bill Schwartz going 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 1 RBI and Jay Passman going 3 for 3 with 1 RBI.  Adding 3 hits was Chris Metzger and 2 runs scored.  Adding 2 hits was Larry Levin and 2 runs scored, Terry Abraham's with 1 run scored and Alan Massey with 2 hits.  Adding 1  hit was Spencer Snyderman, Dave Detweiler, and Harris Braunstein. Bill Krieger added 2 RBI's.

Bill Schwartz pitched a complete game with no walks.  Kudos to Ray Morris who also pitched a complete game with no walks for the Flames.

Flames Report:

The Flames fell behind Starr immediately and attempted a comeback, closing to one run at 5-4 in the fourth inning.  But Starr then responded with a five run fifth and held the Flames scoreless for the last three innings in a 10-4 final score loss.  Bill Schwartz held the Flames to nine hits and allowed no walks in a well pitched game for Starr.  The Flames offense was led by Charlie Whittaker and Mike Aversa stroking two hits each (one of Mike's was a two RBI double).  Single hits came from Ed Occhi, Bob Dougherty (RBI), Wolf Schwartz, Lee Jaslow, and Phil D'Angiolini (RBI double).  The score could have been even worse but the Flames defense made multiple plays holding down rallies.  Ray Morris ranged for a pop-up and singly handled one inning all by himself with two grounders and a line drive.  Phil D'Angiolini threw out Larry Levin from deep shortstop with a laser throw.  Bob Dougherty grabbed a one hop drive and gunned out a runner at second base.  Jim Stabene completed one unassisted double play and was the pivot on another.

Eagles 7 Blue Jays 5

Eagles Report:

In a battle of the birds, the Eagles held off a late rally of the Blue Jays for a 7-5 win. Hitting stars were John Mack who went 4 for 4 and Scott Jones, who went 3 for 4. Both players also made excellent defensive plays in the field. Pascal Houck, Steve Scheele, Jack Galloway and Ron Cohen had two hits each and Dennis Burza pitched another excellent game and had one hit, as did Kevin Jerdan and John Pappadakis. Of special note in a tight game like this Jim Swiderski had an important sacrifice fly and a walk and run scored. Special thanks to Charlie Whittaker who was an injury sub for Joe Mursch and Mark (whitey) Jorden who played first base until Jack arrived. Missing today was Ken Radon and our Manager Bob Esterly who was undergoing a medical procedure rumored to be a vasectomy, but that was unverified. Get better Bob. Tip of the hat to the Blue Jays who played an excellent game.

Blue Jays Report:

After a shaky start the Blue Jays defense settled down and played a solid game.  Curtis Bragg played an outstanding game in left center field making 2 exceptional catches.  The blue offense had trouble getting started and didn't paint the scoreboard until the fifth inning when Frank Glauser and Curtis Bragg scored on RBI singles by Ken Riess and Jim O'Brien.  The little bird offense struck again for 3 runs in the seventh inning on a 2 RBI double by Bill Jones and a second RBI single by Ken Riess.  

With the return of Ken the jays had a full 14 player roster for the first time since the start of the season.  Ken was the only Blue Jay with 2 hits. Eric Suber was 1 for 2 with a walk, Frank Glauser and Curtis Bragg were both 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored, Bill Jones was 1 for 3 with a double a run scored and 2 RBIs, Ken Riess was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs, Lingo Kong was 1 for 3, Jim O'Brien, Mike Wiedmann, Mike Tingle and Judy Agasar were all 1 for 2.  John Walsh clocked in at 1 for 1.

A good game and a well deserved win by the Eagles.

Panthers 14 Wolfpack 1

Panthers Report:

The Panthers showed up with both their bats and their gloves to defeat the Wolfpack by a score of 14-1.  The Panthers played very tight defense throughout the game to keep the Wolfpack off the bases.  The defense also forced the stranding of multiple baserunners, allowing only 1 run scored.

On offense the Panthers unleashed a 22 hit barrage to score 14 runs.  Leading the offense, Tom Riether went 4-4 with a 2-run homer and 5 rbis.  Frank Verano also went 4-4 with a double and 3 rbis.  John Rozolis had 3 hits with a double and an rbi.  Kevin Culp had 3 hits and an rbi.  Derek Foster, Rich Crocker and Craig Niderpruem had 2 hits each. Larry Restivo, Aaron Sacharov, Rich Crocker and Craig Niederpruem each had an RBI to round out the scoring for the game.

Wolfpack Report:

The Wolfpack was threatening to win this game until the first Panthers batter stepped to the plate .....it was all downhill from there......losing 14-1

The Panthers were a hitting machine today and the Wolfpack forgot to bring their bats to the game only delivering a total of 8 hits in 7 innings.

Kevin the Ace pitched a masterful game for the Panthers, Hal Katz played a fabulous third base snagging almost every ball hit towards him and banging out 2 line drive hits. Bruce Ludlow gave a great effort at SS and delivered a hit considering he is injured. Keith Klasic gave us a great gymnastic show in his first at bat but luckily was not hurt. The Pack has been consistently hurt by infield Double Plays on offense hitting into 15 thus far this season. I asked Tom Reither to please make an out in his 3rd at bat but he misunderstood the word OUT and HIT A BALL "OUT" OF THE PARK."

Hats off to a great hitting display by the Panthers! 

Results For Games Played on 7/16/2026

Blues Brothers 7 Wolfpack 5

Blues Brothers Report

The Blues Brothers had some timely hitting and a little luck, defeating the Wolfpack 7 to 5, in the 9 AM game on Field# 1, Thursday morning.

Paul Stetsko, starting his second game on the mound for the Blues Brothers pitched all seven innings, walked no one, to pick up his second win of the season.

The Wolfpack stunned the Blues Brothers, scoring five runs in the top of the first inning.  The Brothers got one run back in the bottom of the first, on singles by Ed Brandriff, Paul Stetsko, and an RBI single by Jack Feehan.

A run was scored by the Blues Brothers in the bottom of the third inning on a two out single by Ed Brandriff and an RBI double by Paul Stetsko.  The Brothers tied the game in the bottom of fourth inning starting with a solo Home Run by Jack Feehan. Bob Gaines, Ted Henritzy, Andy Cohen, and George Reich all had singles, plating one run. Then an RBI Fielder's Choice by John Salmon, accounted for the fifth run. Andy Markowitz also had a single before the inning ended.

In the bottom of the sixth inning Ted Henritzy had a one out single, followed by a Michael Katz single, followed by a George Reich single scoring Henritzy. John Salmon got his second RBI with a single scoring George Reich, making the score 7 to 5.

Ed Brandriff, Paul Stetsko, Jack Feehan, Ted Henritzy, Michael Katz, Andy Cohen, and Andy Markowitz all had two hits each.  Bob Gaines, John Salmon, Alan Boon and Dave Cutler all had one hit each.

Wolfpack Report:

If our games were only 4 innings, the Wolfpack would be near 1st place but alas that is not reality. The wolfpack knew this would be a tough game and came roaring out in the 1st inning scoring 5 runs with key hits from Jim Klemick ( went 2-3) Mike Blasco ( Also nailed a runner at home with a great throw from centerfield), Bruce Ludlow ( Captain of our infield played another great game) Keith Klasic who nailed a frozen rope RBI , Bill Howland stroked a double to right followed by hits from Jack Donohue and Jerry Gross....The Brothers responded with a run in the bottom of the inning, and added another with a blistered home run in the 3rd. With the score now 5-2 for the Pack, it was decided to make the game more exciting as the Pack proceeded to make 3 costly errors in one inning allowing 3 runs to score, making it a 5-5 game. Bill Howland pitched a masterful game but both the offense and defense did not give him support as poor play by the Wolfpack allowed the Bros to score another 2 runs in the 6th inning. Additional hits were made by Gene Harris, Butch Bodenheimer and Ron Mangini but could not push another run across the plate....final score 7-5 as the Wolfpack beat themselves.

Eagles 15 Flames 8

Eagles Report:

With the Eagles having two outs, the Flames managed to score three runs in the first inning.  The Eagles scored two runs in the first inning.  The Eagles then scored three runs in the second inning and four runs in the third inning.  The Flames did not score in the second or third innings.

The Eagles were ahead 9-3 after three innings.  The Flames then scored five runs over the next four innings while the Eagles scored six runs in the last four innings to come away with a 15-8 win.

The Eagles were led by Scott Jones with two hits including a home run.  Dennis Burza, Kevin Jerden, Jack Galloway and Bob Esterly each had three hits.  John Mark, Joe Mersh, Pascal Houke, Ron Cohen and Ken Radon each had two hits.  The Eagles were able to score at least one run in every inning.

Flames Report:

The Flames once again started out blazing with three runs in the top of the first but ended up being fire hosed by 15 Eagles runs in a 15-8 loss.  John Mack on the Eagles served as the top firefighter for the Eagles at shortstop (actually John plays tallstop) being involved in twelve defensive outs.  John fielded six ground balls getting runners out at first or other bases, five pop-ups, and one line drive.  John's strong play had the Flames manager asking himself why he only played John at first base last season!  The Flames offense was led by Mike Aversa and Ray Morris with three hits each.  Ed Occhi, Bob Dougherty, and Monroe Weingarten each had two hits.  Ray Morris extended his team's RBI lead driving in four runs.  Bob Dougherty drove in two runs and single runs were driven in by Mike Aversa and Mike Cici.  Phil D'Angiolini doubled and scored three runs.  Mike Aversa (actually courtesy runners for Mike) also scored three runs.  Ed Occhi and Ray Morris scored the remaining two Flames runs.

Hot Shots 18 Devils 5

Hot Shots Report:

On a morning where downwind smoke from Canadian wildfires lingered in the Community Park air, the Hot Shots offense caught some fire of their own and rolled to a 18 to 5 victory over the Devils today.

The 'Shots opened the game with two quick runs, but the feisty Devils returned fire with two of their own, and added three more in their half of the second inning to pad a 5 to 2 lead.

In a sequence of uncharacteristic events, it seemed like the Hot Shots defense kicked the ball around more in the first two innings of the game than they had in the entire season to date. Fortunately, the 'Shots defense settled in and pitcher Ron Miller tossed shutout ball in the final five innings of the game to hold off the Devils today.

It was the 'Shots best offensive outburst of the season, totaling 51 plate appearances, 28 hits, and 3 BB's. From the third inning on, the Hot Shots scored 16 runs while putting up a couple of five run frames in the process.

The offensive highlights included:

Everyone in the line-up had at least one hit today.

The top of the lineup (Cassidy - 4 hits, Mahoney - 3 hits, Baccari - 4 hits) each scored 4 runs.

A bases loaded inside the park Home Run by Clete Mahoney that caught the RCF gap and rolled all the way to the fence that helped to sum up to a 3 hit, 5 RBI day for Clete.

John Reich had a 4 hit, 5 RBI day, while Bob Silvester and Del Kates carried the back end of the batting order with 3 hits each.

Notable offensive highlights include:

John Reich - 4-4, R, 5RBI, 2B, BB

Clete Mahoney - 3-5, 4R, 5RBI, HR, 2B

Tony Baccari - 4-5, 4R, 2RBI, 2-2B

Dale Cassidy - 4-5, 4R, 2RBI

Bob Silvester - 3-3, R, RBI

Del Kates - 3-4, R

Tom Sikora - 2-4, RBI, BB

Ray Buchichio - 2-4, BB

Ron Miller - 1B, 2R, RBI

John Breig - 1B, RBI, (and a nice line-out!)

Howard Barman - 1B, R

Unavailable:

George Groves

Al Moffa

Fran Mclaughlin

Starr 6 Panthers 1

Starr Report:

The Panthers jumped out to a 1 nothing lead in the 1st inning.  This lead held until the top of the 4th inning when the Starr team scored  4 runs in the top of the 4th for a 4 -1 lead after 4 innings.  In the 5th Starr tacked on 2 more runs and the Panthers added 1 run in the bottom of the 5th.  The score was 6-2 after 5 innings, which ended up being the final score, 6-1 a Starr victory.

Great pitching and defensive play by Bill Schwartz.  Also great defensive plays by Mark Azzaro, Larry Levin, and Ron Fein.

Offensively Starr was led by Harris Braunstein, going 3 for 3 with all infield hits.  With his blazing speed he beat out all 3 hits, and 1 hit was hit so hard that he knocked the pitcher on his ass.  The Starr team was unable to tell if the pitcher was laughing or hit by the ball.  Now you know why we call Harris "the flash".  Also contributing with 2 hits were Terry Abrahms, Chris Metzger, Mark Azzaro and Terry Klein.  Adding 1 hit were Alan Massey, Bill Krieger, Ron Fein and Larry Levin.  Kudos to Bill Schwartz and Kevin Culp for both pitching complete games without issuing a walk.

Panthers Report:

The Panthers held on to a 1-0 lead for 3 innings before Starr put up 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning.  They scored 2 more runs in the 5th inning to go on to win the game 6-1.  The Panthers played decent defense but could not get the bats working, putting up only 8 hits in the game.  Tom Riether was the only Panther to have a multi-hit game going 2-3.  Derek Foster, Kevin Culp, John Rozolis, Larry Restivo, Aaron Sacharov and Rich Crocker had 1 hit apiece.

Wildcats 10 Classics 9

Wildcats Report:

Dave Noa           3 for 3       1 Run Scored

Neil Haneman    1 for 4       2 Runs Scored

Jack McNulty    2 for 3       1 Run Scored

Dave Simone     3 for 4       1 Run Scored

Steve Belenko.  2 for 4       1 Run Scored

Tom Jakabowski   2 for 4   1 Run Scored

Randy Waddle    2 for 4     1 Run Scored

Two other Players each scored 1 Run

For the Final 10 Runs !!! THAT’S  IT

Classics Report:

The Classics lost a heartbreaker today by a score of 10-9 after going into the bottom of the 7th inning with a 4-run lead. The Classics pounded out 19 hits but missed several opportunities to plate more runs. The team was led by Greg Kloiber (3-4, 2 runs scored, 3 RBIs) and Dick Tosti (3-3, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI). Bryan Chase (2-4, 2 runs scored) did what Bryan Chase does - get timely hits and wreak havoc on the basepaths. Classics with two hits were Howard Wible (2-3, 1 run scored and 1 RBI), Brian Donocoff (2-3, 1 RBI), Craig Wright (2-3, 1 run scored) and Scott Comer (2-4, 1 run scored). Fred Weiner contributed 2 RBIs on 1 hit and Skip Evans had 1 RBI on 1 hit. Ron Tuminski also added 1 hit. Defensive highlights saw Ron Tuminski make a play on a long fly ball to the fence and Franklin Smith came from behind the plate to snag a pop out in the 5th inning. Fred Weiner took the mound for the first time as pitcher and did an admirable job for his first complete game

The Classics have a bye on Tuesday, 7/21 and return to action on Thursday, 7/23 against the Hot Shots.

Results For Games Played on 7/14/2026

Devils 10 Blue Jays 4

Devils report: Well, its that time of year again, when the Devils come alive, thanks to Jim O’Brien for adding 3 new players to our squad.

We welcome Len Polin, Terry Gallagher, and Minio Cruz, also Franco Folda from vacation, to our lineup, for our first win of the year.

Lenny pitched a great game today with hits from Bob Vanozzi, Roy Barlow, Wayne Haller and Bill Matlock, all going 2-3.

Franco also chipping in 2-2 today, playing third base for us…

For whatever reason, the Devils come alive after the first half of the season, just like last year, and along with our new additions, we will be a force for the rest of the season.  

Blue Jays report: The Blue Jays welcomed Ken Riess back after an injury.  The Jays scored 4 runs in the bottom of the third to go ahead 4 to 0, but then timely hitting and some misplays in the field resulted in a 5 run 4th inning for the Devils.  The game remaining close until the Devils added a run in the 6th inning and then 4 more in the 7th to close out the game.  The Jays had good offensive efforts from Frank Glauser, Curtis Bragg, Judy Agasar and Ken Riess with 2 hits each but were not able to string their hits together to score runs.  Congratulations to the Devils on a well played game.

Classics 12 Panthers 8

Classics report: The Classics continued their winning ways with a 12-8 win to start the second half.  This was another full team effort with 13 players in the hit column and some stellar defense to lead the team to victory.  Wayne Heaton tossed another gem and Fred Weiner made his pitching debut in two middle innings to support him.  The team pounded out 22 hits with 7 players having multiple hit games.  Bryan Chase (3-3, 2 runs scored) and Howard Wible (3-3, 1 run scored and 2 RBIs) led the way with 3 hits each. Greg Kloiber (2-2, 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs), Pete Williamson (2-3, 1 run scored, 2 RBIs), Fred Weiner (2-3, 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs), Craig Wright (2-3, 1 run scored and 1 RBI) and Scott Comer (2-3, 1 run scored) accounted for the remaining multiple hit batsmen.  Skip Evans, Wayne Heaton and Dick Tosti added 1 RBI each.  Brian Donocoff, Ron Tuminski and Jerry-Jeff Blank each added 1 hit.

The yellowjackets played extremely well in the field featuring a diving catch by Bryan Chase, who also had a shoestring catch and perfect throw to the plate attempting to get a runner who tagged up.  Another highlight saw 2 diving catches in the outfield by Scott Comer in the same inning!  Dick Tosti turned an unassisted 6-3 double play to quell a developing threat in the 5th inning.  

Next up is the Wildcats on Thursday as the Classics try to continue their winning streak.

Panthers report: The Panthers 8 runs were not enough to put away the Classics who won the game by a score of 11-8.  The Panthers started in a 5 run hole due to some bad luck and defensive miscues.  We came back to tie in the top of the 3rd inning but gave up 3 more runs in the bottom of the 3rd.  The Panthers could never catch back up from there and eventually lost 11-8.  Leading the offense were Derek Foster, John Rozolis and Bim Bradford who all went 3-3.  Tom Riether was 2-3 with a triple. Steve Griffin and Craig Niederpruem also were 2-3 

Blues Brothers 5 Hot Shots 3

Blues Brothers reports:  The Blues Brothers scored five runs in the first inning recording no outs and then hung on to win the game, 10:30 AM game on Field # 4, 5 to 3, over the Hot Shots.

Paul Stetsko, pitching for the first time this season was the winning pitcher, recording only three walks and three strike outs.

In the first inning, Ed Bradriff led off with a single. Paul Stetsko followed with another single. Kevin Grevera loaded the bases with another single. Jack Feehan hit a long single driving in two runs. Bob Gaines hit yet another single to load the bases. Ted Henritzy got a four pitch walk to bring in the third run. Michael Katz had an RBI single followed by John Salmon's RBI hit, which ended the inning with a five spot.

The Hot Shots scored one run in the bottom of the second inning and two runs in the fifth inning. 

There were some fine defensive plays by Ed Brandriff, Kevin Grivera, Jack Feehan, Bob Gaines and Paul Stetsko, on the mound, which kept the Hot Shots from rallying. 

Hot Shots report: The Blues Brothers bested the Hot Shots today in the late game at Community Park by a score of 5 to 3  to kick off the second half of the BSSL season.

The Blues Brothers came out firing on all cylinders in the top of the first inning scoring  a 5 run barrage capped by hit after hit after hit as the bewildered Hot Shots left the field without recording a single out. Conversly,  in the bottom of the inning the 'Shots also managed to load the bases with no outs, but came away empty in the run department.

The Hot Shots who pride their play on a brand  of solid defensive ball, settled down and shutdown the potent Blues Bros. offense by not allowing a runner past second base for the final six innings of play.

While the Hot Shots' defense held steady, the offense sputtered, managing only 11 hits while equally stranding 11, and missing multiple golden opportunities to chase home base runners. The 'Shots scratched out a run in the second inning on a sacrafice fly RBI by Bob Silvester scoring Tom Sikora, and later scored two more runs in the fifth inning on a RBI single by John Reich, and a sacrifice fly RBI by Al Hoffa, scoring Tony Baccari and Clete Mahoney respectively. In the end, the 11 runners left on base sealed our fate today.

A lot of credit needs to go to the BB's Paulie "Wilbur Wood" Stetsko who kept the Hot Shot hitters off balance all game with his  "backhanded knuckle" pitch in which he fined tuned after attending a Sr Softball Slow Pitch Symposium with fellow Sr pitcher Jack Galloway, who actually invented the backhanded knuckler.

Defensively for the 'Shots, a couple of outstanding gem catches were hauled in at the fence in the left center field power alley by Al Moffa who robbed Jack Feehan of two bombs that spelled big time trouble for the  Hot Shots. Also, Clete Mahoney gunned down a BB runner at second base with a BB of his own, after picking up a sharp one hop single that came his way.  In addition,  a fine pitching effort was turned in by Johnny Brieg as well.

Offensively, Dale Cassidy, Clete Mahoney, John Reich, and Ray Buchichio all turned in multi-hit games. Notable offensive contributions for the game are as follows:

Clete Mahoney -  2-2, 2B, R, BB

John Reich - 2-3, RBI

Ray Buchichio - 2-3

Dale Cassidy - 2-4

Bob Silvester, 1-1, SRBI, BB

Tony Baccari - 1-3, R, BB

Tom Sikora - 1-3, R

Al Moffa - SRBI

Unavailable:

Howard Barman 

George Groves

Ron Miller

Fran Mclaughlin

Special thanks goes to Ted Henritzy, a true Gentleman, for allowing the 'Shots to field an 11th man today, and to Scott Comer who fulfilled that role. 

Wildcats 12 Flames 5

Wildcat's report: The Game started with the Wildcats Scoring 2 Runs in the First on a Homerun ( No it wasn’t Hit by Tom Delaney ) it was Hit by None Other than Jack McNulty but the Flames would Answer with 2 Runs of their own in the First Inning and then another 2 Runs in the Second Inning but thank God that the Top of the Wildcats Order continued to do their Share of Carrying the Team by going a Combined

12 for 16 and Scoring 9 Runs. With the Big Bat of Jack McNulty staying Hot going 4 for 4 and Hitting for the Cycle and Scoring 3 Times followed by Dave Noa going 3 for 4 with3 Runs Scored, Dave Simone also went 3 for 4 with 2 Runs Scored and Neil Haneman going 2 for 4 with 1 Runs Scored Howard Borchaner was 2 for 3 with 1 Run Scored Carl Weigand 2 for 4 with 1 Run Scored and Jim Carlin was 1 for 3 with 1 Run Scored the Wildcats Manager used the Fleet Footed ( or possibly FLATFOOTED ) Tom Delaney as a Courtesy Runner Twice in the Game and He was able to Score once on less than 3 Hits !!! Sounds like a SPEEDSTER to Me hahahaha !!!

One Big difference in the Game was the Absence of the Flames Manager and Shortstop Tom Cosgrove, whenever You get to play a Team missing their Top Player You have to take ADVANTAGE of it We all Hope that Tom recovers Quickly from His Injury and gets back out on the Field. We’d like to Wish the Flames nothing but Success the rest of the Season!!!

Flames report: The Flames stroked nine hits accounting for four runs establishing a 4-2 lead after two innings.  But as the temperature rose the Flames bats cooled off with only six more hits and one run in the remaining five innings in a 12-5 loss to the Wildcats.  Ed Occhi, Charlie Whittaker, Ray Morris, and Lee Jaslow led the offense with two hits each.  Mike Aversa, Bob Dougherty, Tracy Zimmerman, Wolf Schwartz, Jim Stabene, Monroe Weingarten, and Bob Doernberg all contributed one hit each.  Despite the lopsided score, the Flames played solid defense.  Tracy Zimmerman made a running shoestring catch and doubled off a runner at second to end an inning.  Lee Jaslow charged a grounder and threw home to Wolf Schwartz who scooped the throw preventing a Wildcats run.  Jim Stabene and Ray Morris each snared smoked line drives.  Phil D'Angiolini broke back from shortstop for a running catch robbing Jim Carlin of the Wildcats of what would have been Jim's second hit of the game,

Eagles 11 Wolfpack 7

Wolfpack report: The Wolfpack came out hungry and vicious in the start of the game scoring 4 runs in bottom of the 1st, two more in 2nd and another run in the third making the score 7-7 going into the 4th inning. The Wolfpack offense was lead by Jim Klemick, going a solid 4-4, Bruce Ludlow 2-4, Bill Howland 3-3,

Keith Klasic, Ron Mangini, Hal Katz & Jack Donohue each with 2 hits. Unfortunately, that was  the end of scoring for the Pack as they were then shut out for the next 3 innings.....The Pack allowed too many base on balls which put runners in scoring position for the Eagles big bats which added an additional 4 runs in innings 5-7. The Pack defense tried to stem the tide turning 3 Double Plays and solid plays at shortstop by Bruce Ludlow but

timely hits by the Eagles resulted in a final score of 11-7. Jerry Gross, Mike Blasco and Tom Boyle added clutch hits in the late innings but the Pack could not get men across the plate.....a great game played by tight defense of the Eagles.

Results For Games Played on 6/25/2026

Classics 6 Starr 5

Classics report:

The Classics won their third game in a row to pull to .500 at the break, but the real story here was how they did it. For the second straight game EVERYONE in the entire line-up had a hit. Curiously,  this was a team that has been top heavy in hits, runs and RBIs, but it was not so today. The top 5 hitters produced only 1 run scored and 0 RBIs. It was the lower half of the lineup that came through with hits when needed, garnering 12 of the 17 hits on the day and 5 runs on 6 RBIs. Craig Wright was the top dawg going 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored. Wayne Heaton, Ron Tuminski and Greg Kloiber all had 2 hits on the day. Howard Wible, Wayne Heaton, Brian Donocoff, Ron Tuminski, Jeff Blank and Franklin Smith all contributed 1 RBI each. The real story behind the game was the 7th inning, though. The Classics were down 5-2 when Fred Weiner and Craig Wright got singles to start the inning and after two outs the team loaded the bases. Five consecutive singles brought the lead run across the plate, and the defense was challenged to hold the lead. Would you believe a 1-2-3 inning? Just what we needed. Thanks to Wayne Heaton for another stellar game on the mound and Howard Wible for his 3rd base to 1st base double play. Looking forward to more of this in the second half.

The Classics would like to wish everyone a restful break to heal minor injuries and come back refreshed. We have a good thing going here and it is all possible because of our commissioner, Jim O'Brien, who keeps everything in order, Craig Wright and his field crew, who ensure our field are playable whenever possible, the executive board and all of our players who make this a competitive, yet fun league for all. Enjoy your 4th of July and the 250th Anniversary of the greatest country on Earth!

Starr report:

Starr jumped out to a 1 nothing lead in the 1st inning.  The Classics tied the score in the 2nd, and Starr scored 1 in the 2nd and 2 in the 3rd for a 4-1 lead after 4 innings.  Both teams scored 1 in the 5th for a 5-2 Starr lead heading into the 7th inning.  The Classics then scored 4 runs in the top of the 7th inning for a final score of 6-5 Classics victory.  The 4 runs scored in the 7th innings were aided by sloppy defense by Starr.

Offensively Starr was led by Chris Metzger and Terry Abrams going 3 for 3.  Terry Klein added 2 hits and the rest of the lineup each had 1 hit.  Kudos to Bill Schwartz and Wayne Heaton (hot lips) for pitching a complete game with no walks.

Wildcats 9 Wolfpack 5

Wildcats report:

In a Game where the Wildcats would took a 1-0 Lead after One Inning of Play only to see the Wolfpack comeback and take a 3-1 Lead after 2 Innings then the Wildcats would put up 3 Runs in the Bottom of the 3rd for a 4-3 Lead but the Wolfpack would put up Single Runs in the 4th and 5th Innings to take a Short lived lead of 5-4 as the Wildcats answered with 3 Runs in the 5th inning and 2 more Runs in the 6th Inning and held the Wolfpack Scoreless in the 6th and 7th Innings for the Final Score of 9-5.

The Offense was led by some familiar Names Jack McNulty and Mike Kroeger both going 3 for 3 with 2 Runs Scored Neil Haneman 2 for 3 with 3 Runs Scored and Randy Waddle 2 for 3 with 1 Run Scored Steve Belenko 2 for 3 and Dave Noa 2 for 4 and did Score 1 Run as a Courtesy Runner. The Wolfpack Pitcher Billy “ The Kid” Howland fielded His Position like He was 30 something and made Numerous Defensive Plays to Shutdown  Wolfpack Rallies

The entire Wolfpack Team played a Great Game especially since they were able to force the Speedy Tom Delaney out at 2nd Base Twice they could have turned a Double play on the one force out  but I think they were laughing so hard watching Tom run that Bill Russell was able to beat the throw to 1st  It was a well played game by both Teams and a Game that was Fun to be Part of !!! Our Hats Off to the Wolfpack on a Well Played Game  I was surprised that there weren’t any DISCREPANCIES with the Wildcats SCOREBOOK as it was kept by a well known CPA “Auggie Rosenblatt” thanks for a Great Job Auggie !!!

Wolfpack report:

The game was due to be a pitching duel between Bill Howland and Tom Delany. The Wildcats scored a single run in the bottom of the first. The Wolfpack started the second inning with solid hits from Ron Mangini, Gary Jones, Jack Donohue and Jerry Gross delivering 3 runs. In the bottom of the third, the Wildcats put men on base and clutch hitting scored 3 runs making it a 4-3 score. Top of the fourth, Keith Klasic boomed a triple over the left fielders head and Hal Katz drove him in with an RBI single, tying the score at 4-4. In the top of the fifth inning, Wolfpack hits by Jack Donohue, Paul Hamm and Gene Harris delivered another run making the score 5-4 Wolfpack. But in both the bottom of the fifth and sixth, mental errors and poor fielding by the Pack opened the door allowing the Wildcats to score 3 in the fifth and another two in the sixth. The Wolfpack went down quietly at the plate in both the sixth and seventh innings giving the Wildcats the victory 9-5. The Wolfpack always give their all and remain in the game until the late innings when fielding errors give away runs to the opposition. For the first half of this season the Wolfpack's team song has been a famous hit by the

Four Tops...."THE SAME OLD SONG".......but I promise the Wolfpack will sing a different song in the season's second half.......I want to wish all my team members and league members a great season break and look forward to the second half.

Blue Jays 4 Blues Brothers 3

Blue Jays report:

After winning a shootout and scoring 17 runs in their last game the Blue Jays returned to their standard offense generating 4 runs and playing a strong defensive game to barely edge out the Blues Brothers by a score of 4 to 3.  It was a well played game by both teams.  Kevin Grevera had an excellent game at shortstop for the Brothers but Lingo Kong was simply outstanding at shortstop for the Blue Jays.

The Brothers jumped ahead with a run in the second inning but the birds responded with 2 in the top of the third.  John Walsh got things going with a walk, followed by an Eric Suber single, and the consecutive RBI singles by Curtis Bragg and Jim O'Brien.  The Jaybirds added a run in the fourth inning when Mike Weidmann singled, moved to second on a groundout, reached third on an interference call and scored on a short sac fly ball off the bat of Eric Gottlieb.  With the score tied 3 to 3 the blue birds added a run in the top of the sixth when Curtis Bragg doubled, reached third on an O'Brien single, and scored on a Lingo Kong fielder's choice.  After that O'Brien completely shut down the Blues Brothers offense by throwing his special "hit the ball to Lingo" pitch.  It didn't matter how hard or where the ball was hit, Lingo converted it into an out.  Fred Eberhardt also made a nice catch on a very hard hit line drive at second base.  Ken Riess did an outstanding job keeping the book and providing moral support.

Offensively O'Brien was 3 for 3 with an RBI, while Curtis Bragg (double) and Eric Suber both had 2 hits and a run scored.  Fred Eberhardt chipped in with 2 hits.  John Walsh and Mike Weidmann were 1 for 2 with a walk and a run scored.

Blues Brothers report:

The Blue Jays beat the Blues Brothers Thursday 4 to 3 on great fielding by shortstop, Lingo Kong and great pitching by Jim O'Brien.

The Blues Brothers did not hit well today with their top six hitters going 5 for 17. We left the bases loaded in the first inning, 2nd inning, and 4th inning.

Dave Cutler had an RBI single in the first inning.   Vince Burkett had a 2 RBI single in the 4th inning which was all of our run production.

Michael Katz had three hits including a double. Ed Brandriff had two hits as did Vince Burkett.

Other players with one hit were Bob Gaines, Andy Cohen, Paul Stetsko, John Salmon, George Reich, and Dave Cutler.

Hot Shots 15  Eagles 2

Hot Shots report:

The Hots Shots had their best offensive showing of the season today, getting full production from the entire lineup after posting back to back five run innings in the later part of the contest to break open a close game, prior to their two big offensive innings.

As previously noted everyone contributed offensively today - a total TEAM effort - as the 'Shots batted 13 players today, scored 15 runs, 28 hits, with 11 of the 13 players scoring at least 1 run each.

George Groves got the ball rolling in the first inning and had another perfect day at the plate collecting 4 hits along the way.

Clete Mahoney continues to cause mayhem on the base paths (like the guy from the Allstate Insurance commercial) going 4 for 4 and scoring 3 runs.

Ray Buchichio had a perfect day at the plate going 3 for 3 and is making a strong case for BSSL Octogenarian MVP honors in 2026 with his all around solid play.

Howard Barman turned in a gem at the plate today also posting a perfect 3 for 3 day.

The John's Boyz produced the initial runs in the first inning as the 'Shots plated three on a 2 RBI double by John Reich, who chased home George Groves & Clete Mahoney, and a RBI single by Johnny Breig, who scored John Reich.

Tom Sikora had a perfect 3 for 3 day as well, popping two of his hits within inches inside of the left field foul line. Sometimes It's a game of inches!

Del Kates and Bob Silvester poked two hits each, while Al Moffa, Fran Mclaughlin, and Ron Miller each contributed with singles.  Funny,

as the Manager, who shall go nameless, went hitless today, but had a couple of productive outs playing "flyball pepper" with the Eagles right fielder in all four of his plate appearances.

The Hots Shots continued to play their brand of solid defensive softball even in the absence of their infield "Anchorman", Dale Cassidy who is on the IR, and we are hoping the summer break will see Dale return back to full health for our second half run. Ever the team player, Dale was on hand to support the team and coach third base today.

Notable defensive contributions today were as follows:

Ron Miller (4) and John Breig (3) split the game pitching today and did a masterful job keeping the Eagles potent offense off balance throughout the entire contest. On one particular play, Ron Miller snagged a rocket (with a 110 mph exit velocity) up the middle to easily retire the batter at 1B.

Del Kates had a marvelous game at the Hot Corner today with multiple unassisted catches and forced putouts. Nice job today Del!

Fran Mclaughlin, on the opposite corner also had a strong day at 1B making all of his putouts and notably an unassisted double play on a line out followed by tagging the runner, who was leaning off the bag.

The combination of (SS) Mahoney and (MF)

Groves saw multiple put outs and one notable play where Clete took a short infield hop on one knee and somehow did a back handed flip to George who bare handed the ball to record the out at 2B. A thing of beauty to watch from the left field playing position.

All in all, the outfield had a quiet day today. A few notable plays included Johnny Brieg coming out of nowhere in RF to glove a flyball that was in the outfield seam between Johnny B and John Reich the RCF. Al Moffa made a couple of nice catches in LC; one on an in-between fly that forced Al to catch the ball at his knees and roll forward with ball in glove to record the out; another was a ball that Al chased down which was heading for the gap to record the final out of the game.

The complete offensive line for the game is as follows:

Clete Mahoney - 4-4, 3R

George Groves - 4-4, R, RBI

Ray Buchichio - 3-3, 2R, RBI

Howard Barman - 3-3, 2R, RBI

Tom Sikora - 3-3, R, RBI

Bob Silvester - 2-3, R, 2RBI

Del Kates - 2-3, R, RBI

John Reich - 2-3, R, 2RBI, 2B

John Breig - 2-3, R  RBI

Al Moffa - 1-3, R, 2RBI, 2B

Ron Miller - 1-3, RBI

Fran Mclaughlin - 1-3, R

Tony Baccari - 0-2, 2RBI(SAC)

Dennis Burza pitched a nice game today for the Eagles, consistently hitting the strike zone and allowing  no 'Shots batters to reach base on walks. Bob Esterly and the Eagles are a good sported team and a pleasure to compete against. We look forward to our rubber match with the Eagles later in the season as the Masters Division is shaping up to be a dogfight in the second half.

Eagles report:

The Hot Shots lived up to their name as they dominated the Eagles with a 15-2 beatdown.  The Eagles defense made numerous errors in the infield and only managed eight hits offensively.  The Eagles had great pitching but the lack of offense and numerous defense mistakes cost them the game.

On offense, Jim Swiderski had two walks in two at bats.  Kevin Jerden and Bob Esterly each had two hits.  Dennis Burza, John Mack, Pascal Houcke and Ron Cohen each had one hit. 

Flames 14 Panthers 1

Flames report:

The Flames discovered their biggest problem contributing to their six losses in the first half of this season.  Manager Tom Cosgrove benched his shortstop and the Flames offense and defense sparkled in a 14-1 win over the shorthanded Panthers.  Every batter in the line-up had a hit and every player either scored a run, drove in a run, or both!  Ed Occhi, Ray Morris, Bob Dougherty, Tracy Zimmerman, and Monroe Weingarten each had three hits with Ray's including a double and a total of four RBI's.  Charlie Whittaker, Phil D'Angiolini, Mike Aversa, and Wolf Schwartz each had two hits.  Mike Cice, Jim Stabene, and Bob Doernberg contributed singles.  One of Jim's was a single digit exit velocity drive (actually dribbler) that started an 8-run seventh inning rally.  Defensively Bob Doughery made multiple running catches in left field.  Charlie Whittaker celebrated the birth of his first grandchild roaming all over with multiple plays at shortstop and third base, scoring three runs, and driving in two runs .  Mike Cice covered the middle as pivot on two double plays.

Panthers report:

The short-handed Panthers had a rough outing against the Flames in the last game of the first half of the season, falling by a score of 14-1.  The Flames struck early, scoring 2 in the first inning.  The Panthers scored 1 run in the second on a walk.  That was the total scoring for the Panthers.  The Flames scored 4 runs in the fourth on several defensive miscues and 8 runs with 2 outs in the seventh inning following a defensive collapse.  Darryl Puzan was the only Panther with more than one hit going 2-3.  Thanks to Franco Folda and Norm Derry for subbing. 

Results For Games Played on 6/18/2026

Classics 13 Flames 6

The Classics played a "classic" game today pounding out 25 hits, scoring 13 runs, and seeing all 12 team members appear in the hit column. After jumping to a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning and adding another run in the 2nd, the team put up a 5-run inning in the 3rd and led 8-0 after 3 innings.  The yellowbirds saw the feisty Flames scramble back with 5 runs of their own in the 4th inning and then added another run in the 5th inning to make the score 8-6. But the Classics rallied again in the 6th inning, adding another 5-run inning and playing solid defense throughout the win. This game saw Wayne Heaton toss another gem on the mound while Craig Wright was tracking down outs at midfield like a hungry dog. A few unique defensive plays included Bryan Chase charging in on two short fly balls to prevent hits, Greg Kloiber going deep into left field foul territory to grab an out, Scott Comer making a catch with his non-glove hand to thwart an extra base hit and a stunning 5-3-11 double play started by Howard Wible to Pete Williamson to Craig Wright. The top 4 hitters for the Classic all had 3 hits, scored 2 runs each and drove in 6 runs. Bryan Chase (3-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI), Scott Comer (3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), Dick Tosti (3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBIs) and Greg Kloiber (3-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI). Pete Williamson was 2-4 with 3 RBIs, and Jeff Blank was 2-3 with 2 RBIs. Franklin Smith, Howard Wible and Wayne Heaton each chipped in 2 hits and a run scored. Overall, this was the best team performance to date. Next up is Starr on Tuesday as the Classics try to continue the win streak and claw back to .500. Let's goooooo!!!

If the game had started in the fourth inning the Flames would have won 6-5.   But since the Classics scored eight runs in the first three innings, the Flames came in second place in a 13-6 loss.  After the eight runs, the Flames came back to make it an 8-6 close game but the Classics pulled away with five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.  Tracy Zimmerman was the hitting star for the Flames with three hits including a two RBI double.  Charlie Whittaker, Phil D'Angiolini, Mike Aversa, Ray Morris, Ed Occhi, and Lee Jaslow all contributed two hits.  Bob Dougherty and Ray Morris both had two RBI's each.  Defensively Phil D'Angiolini turned a third to home double play on a grounder to him at third base with the bases loaded

Eagles 5 Devils 0

The Eagles got off to a good start by scoring three runs in the first inning against the Devils.  The Devils were held scoreless while the Eagles got back on the board by scoring two more runs in the sixth inning.  The Eagles came away with a 5-0 victory.

The Devils played very good defense and turned two double plays in today's match.  The game was played in under an hour as both teams' pitchers were on top of their game.

The Eagles were led by Kevin Jerden who went three for three including a two run homer.  Dennis Burza also went three for three.  He also pitched and fielded very well.  Steve Scheele, Ron Cohen, Jack Galloway and Bob Esterly also contributed two hits.  The Devils kept the Eagles defense on their toes throughout the game.  It was a very well-played game by both teams.

Blue Jays 17 Wildcats 11

Thursday's Blue Jays were an offensive force scoring in 6 of the 7 innings and taming the Wildcats by a score of 17 to 11.  The birds were coming off two consecutive low scoring games where they scored 4 runs, but today both the offense and defense made a statement.  The Jays had 4 players with 4 hits in Eric Suber, Frank Glauser (both 4-5, with 2 runs scored), Bill Jones (4-4, double, 3 runs, 2 RBIs) and Jim O'Brien (4-4, run, 6 RBIs).  Curtis Bragg (3 runs scored, RBI) and Mike Weidmann (2 RBIs) added to the offensive outburst with 3 hits each.  Judy Agasar and Art Taylor added 2 hits each while Lingo Kong, John Walsh and Eric Gottlieb chipped in with a hit each.  

Defensively the jays played another strong game but gave up 11 runs because the Wildcats also demonstrated a great deal of offensive power.  Before the game we knew that we needed to keep the first 2 batters off base so that Jack McNulty would hit with the bases empty.  We failed miserably in that regard as Dave Noa and Neal Haneman seemed to be perpetually on base.  Jack McNulty followed with a home run and an over the fence double.  Steve Belenko and Dave Simone were also hitting the ball hard and keeping the Wildcats one good inning away from taking the lead.  Curtis Bragg made (in a Blue Jay's humble opinion) the catch of the year running at full speed and stretching and falling (some might call it diving) to grab on a hard line drive just before it came down for a hit.  

Two good teams, one great game.  Thanks to Bob Gaines for a great job umping the game.

In a Game where both Teams Scored 4 Runs in their Half of the 1st Inning it looked like We were in for a Good Game, the Only problem was the Blue Jays would outscore the Wildcats 13-7 in the next 6 Innings The Blue Jays Outhit the Wildcats the rest of the Way. Even though the Wildcats top 5 Guys in the lineup went a Combined 13 for 18 with 10 Runs Scored that doesn’t say much for Our bottom 7 Guys HAHAHAHA

IN ALL SERIOUSNESS this was Our Best Officiated Game of the Season !!! (Thanks to Bob Gaines for calling a great game).  Not one argument and Quite a Few Laughs between both Teams. I also stayed and watched the 2 Late Games which were Officiated by Tom Cosgrove and Dick Tosti. There was No Complaining in those 2 Games Either everything went SMOOTHLY !!! And in 2 Earlier Games Officiated by Ron Mangini and Tony “Crazy Legs” Baccari I didn’t Hear any complaints about either Official. I would just like to Thank the 5 Guys who gave their Time and All did Great Jobs behind the Plate !!!

Now back to the Wildcats the Top 5 Guys in the Lineup Dave Noa 4 for 4 and 3 Runs Scored Neil Haneman 3 for 4 and 3 Runs Scored Jack McNulty 2 for 3 ( Homerun and Double also a Sac Fly) and 1 Run Scored  Dave Simone 2 for 4 and 2 Runs Scored and last but not least Steve Belenko 2 for 3 with 1 Run Scored !!! Way to Go Guys

Also Congratulations to the Bluejays on a Well Played Game both Offensively and Defensively WAY TO GET THE JOB DONE TO THE GUYS AND A GAL !!!

Panthers 8 Hot Shots 6

After a bit of a scare when the Hot Shots scored 3 runs in the 6th inning, the Panthers held on to win the game by a score of 8-6.  The Panthers had another sloppy defensive first inning giving up 2 runs.  They came back with 2 runs of their own, tying the game at 2-2 after one. The Panthers scored 2 runs in each of the next 3 innings to put the score at 8-3 after five.  The Hot Shots scored 3 runs in the top of the 6th to make the score 8-6.  The Panthers shut down the Hot Shots in the 7th to win the game.  Defensively the Panthers had a few miscues but mostly played solid in the field.  The offense only put up 12 hits but they were productive.  Warren Fuchs was 2-2 with an RBI.  Tom Riether was 2-3 with a double and 2 RBIs.  Derek Foster (2 RBIs), Larry Restivo (2 RBIs) and Craig Niederpruem all were 2-3.  John Rozolis also had an RBI on a sacrifice fly.

The Hot Shots trailed the Panthers all game long after striking first with two quick runs. The game became extremely close in the late innings, but in the end, the 'Shots never caught up and fell a bit short, eventually losing the game by a score of 8 to 6, as the game ended on a put-out at home plate, and a potential tying run stranded at third base.

The Hot Shots got off to a flying start by scoring two quick runs in the top of the first as Dale Cassidy singled in the lead off spot and "Georgie-Porgie" Groves hit a round tripper past the Panther outfielders to give the Hot Shots a very quick 2 to 0 lead.

The Panthers systematically scored 2-2-2-2

In the first four innings of play to jump out to a commanding 8 to 3 lead. Previously the 'Shots managed to scratch out another single run in the top half of the fourth inning when John Reich led off with a single, followed by a line drive two base hit by Al Moffa, where John Reich was thrown out at home on a bad judgement coaching decision by yours truly. With two down, John Brieg delivered a clutch RBI single to salvage the inning for the Hot Shots.

After both teams failed to score in the fifth inning, the 'Shots tightened the game up by plating three runs in their half of the sixth when the top of the order (Groves, Baccari, Reich, & Moffa) rolled around to smack consecutive singles, followed by a RBI double by Fran McLaughlin. With the score narrowing, but still in favor of the Panthers 8 to 6, the Hot Shots infield defense rose to the occasion in the bottom of the sixth inning by getting three quick ground outs to hold off the Panther's attack for the second straight inning.

In the top of the seventh and with the 'Shots down to their last shot, no pun intended, Ron Miller singled to keep the game alive. Next George Groves, who had a fantastic day at the plate by hitting for the cycle, delivered a clutch triple, but unfortunately for the Hot Shots the lead runner was cut down at the plate to end the game.

Defensively, Ron Miller pitched a strong game and limited a lot of potential damage as the 2-2-2-2 innings that the Panthers put up could have easily read 5-5-5-5. Ron also had 3 strikeouts today. I am told that they were consecutive K's, but I may have been daydreaming in left field thinking about the great game that I umpired in the earlier time slot today. George Groves did an excellent job as the next man up filling in for Dale Cassidy, who unfortunately was injured in the field during the third inning and had to leave the game. The Hot Shots defense showed a great deal of poise in the field after their defensive anchor was forced to exit.

Offensively, the team had a good day hitting,

smacking 18 hits, but we stranded 10 runners and needed to tighten up our aggressive, ambitious coaching of the bases. We will fix that going forward. Other notable individual efforts are as follows:

George Groves - 4-4, 2R, 2RBI, 2B, 3B, HR

Al Moffa - 3-3, R, RBI, 2B

John Breig - 2-3, RBI

John Reich - 2-3, R

Ron Miller - 2-3

Dale Cassidy - 1-1, R

Fran McLaughlin - 2B, RBI

Ray Buchichio - 1B

Del Kates - 1B

Tom Sikora - RBI

Tony Baccari 1-3, R

Congratulations to Jack Zupan and his Panthers who were the better team today and very deserving of their hard earned win.

Many thanks to Dick Tosti for VOLUNTEERING to umpire our game.

Starr 9 Wolfpack 4

The Wolfpack opened up by scoring 3 runs in the top of the 2nd inning.  Starr answered back with 1 run in the bottom of the 2nd inning and 2 in the 3rd for a 3-3 tie.  Wolfpack scored 1 in the 4th inning for a 4-3 lead and Starr scored 1 to tie the game after 5 innings.  In the 6th inning Starr broke the game open scoring 5 runs.  The big hit of the inning was Jay Passman's 2 run double to put Starr in front and they never looked back.  The final score was 9-4 for a Starr victory.

Defensively, Starr turned 2 double plays.  Defensive gems were turned in by SS  Larry Levin and an unbelievable catch in the outfield by Terry Klein.  Filling-in in left field was Chris Metzger who also had a great defensive game (We are still waiting for him to have some fun).

Offensively, the team was led by Mark Azzaro going 3 for 4 with 2 extra base hits and 3 RBI's.  Chipping in with 2 hits was Larry Levin.  Adding 1 hit was Jay Passman, Dave Detweiler, Bill Schwartz, Terry Abrams, Chris Metzger, Ron Fein, and Terry Klein.  Kudos to Doug Rutter for a good coaching job.

Happy Father's Day to everyone this weekend, and a special one for the #1 Mets fan Ron Mangini.

Yogi Berra, after a Yankee loss said " It seems like Deja Vu all over again".....that seems to be the story for the Wolfpack in the past weeks. The Wolfpack jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the 2nd inning with a walk to Mike Blasco and hits by Hal Katz, Jim Klemick, Jack Donohue and Jerry Gross. Starr answered with single run in the bottom of the inning. Starr also pushed another 2 runs across in the bottom of the 3rd tying the game at

3-3. In the top of the 4th, hits by Bruce Ludlow, Keith Klasic and a SAC fly by Hal Katz delivered a fourth run for the Wolfpack but the hard charging 

Starr players tied the game 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth. Going into the bottom of the 6th inning, it seemed the Pack was going to shut down Starr but 

two key errors in the field opened the door for a 5 run Starr rally which sent the Wolfpack down to defeat 9-4. Another tough loss by the Wolfpack in a game that could have been won.

Results For Games Played on 6/16/2026

Starr 12 Blues Brothers 5

The Blues Brothers scored 2 in the top of the 1st inning for a 2-0 lead.  Starr came back with 1 run in the bottom of the 1st inning, 3 in the 2nd inning and 2 in the 3rd for a 6-2 Starr lead.  In the 4th inning the Blues Brothers scored 2 runs to cut the lead to 6-4.  Starr answered back in their half inning with 5 runs to take a commanding 11-4 lead.  In the 6th inning both teams scored 1 run for a final 12-5 win for the Starr team.

Defensively Starr turned 3 double plays and the infield played flawlessly. Offensively, the team was led by Larry Levin going 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 1 RBI, Dave Detweiler also went 3 for 3 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI.  A!so getting 3 hits was Terry Klein and Ron Fein.  Adding 2 hits were Mark Azzaro with 3 RBI's, and Bill Schwartz with 1 run scored and 2 RBI's.  Chipping in with 1 hit each was Jay Passman, Bill Krieger, Spencer Snyderman and Chris Metzger.  Bill Schwartz was the winning pitcher.

As a team, Starr had a power outage, as all of Starr's hits were singles. It was a total team win today, with contributions from every single player.

Tuesday the Blues Brothers visited Starr and were not treated well. Starr scored 11 runs in the first 4 innings and cruised to a 12-5 victory. The brothers played more like their sisters, committing numerous errors. The only highlight for the Blues Brothers was a mammoth home run from Jack Feehan. Everything else was embarrassing. So we will leave it at that. Goodnight..

Hot Shots 14 Wolfpack 10

The Hot Shots held off a surging pack of Wolves today to notch a 14 to 10 victory in a game that was much closer than the score reflected, and saw only crooked numbers posted on the scoreboard during the contest.

The 'Shots threatened early in the first two innings only to be thwarted on putouts at home plate that ended both innings by some fine defensive play by the 'Pack.

The Hot Shots offense finally got on track in the top of the third inning when Tom Sikora and Ray Buchichio singled and eventually scored on RBI hits by the top of the lineup of

Dale Cassidy, Tony Baccari, Clete Mahoney, John Reich, and Al Moffa to cap a five run walk off inning. Unfortunately, there were no shutdown innings for the 'Shots to follow as the Wolfpack responded with a pair of threes in innings three and four to take a 6 to 5 lead.

In the top of the fifth the Hot Shots plated another five run walk off inning highlighted by Howard Barman getting things going with a leadoff single, followed by the top of the lineup pretty much setting the table for a Clete Mahoney inside the park three run home run. John Reich and Al Moffa each followed with singles, while Johnny Breig and Tom Sikora capped off the inning's scoring with RBI singles.

In the top of the sixth, the 'Shots plated four more, as it turned out, much needed runs with a two out rally started by a Howard Barman single that got the top of the line up to the plate, banging out four consecutive singles to cap a productive offensive day for the Hot Shots that saw their first three batters each scoring three times during the game. The score tallied 14 to 6 in favor of the Hot Shots at the end of five and one half innings of play.

As previously noted, the Wolfpack kept coming with no quit and plated four more runs in their half of the inning to make things uncomfortable for the 'Shots, closing the gap to 14 to 10 in favor of the Hot Shots at the end of six frames.

Moving into the seventh inning, the Hot Shots went down in order. The Wolfpack started a rally in their half of the inning, but pitcher John Breig made a couple of fine defensive plays, snagging a pop and a line drive, then getting the final out of the game on a sinking flyball that Al Moffa hauled in to complete the 14 to 10 'Shots win.

Other notable defensive plays earlier in the game were made by George Groves who ended a Wolfpack rally with an over the shoulder catch in the short outfield grass over second base that had doom for the 'Shots written all over it.  George quickly fired the ball to first base to complete the double play of the runner who took off for second base. A true ESPN moment validated by Umpire Andy Miller.  Johnny Breig also made a smart play on a called infield fly rule catch, doubling up the runner at first base who failed to tag up before running to second base.

The Hot Shots banged out 24 hits today, with zero walks, and zero strike outs. Notable individual efforts were as follows:

Clete Mahoney - 4-4, 3R, 2-2B, HR, 6RBI

John Reich - 4-4, R, 2RBI

Tom Sikora - 3-4, RBI

Dale Cassidy - 2-4, 3R, RBI

George Groves - 2-4, 2B, 3B

Al Moffa - 2-4, R, RBI

Howard Barman - 2-4, R

John Breig - 1B, RBI

Ray Buchichio - 1B, R

Tony Baccari - 3-4, 3R, 2RBI

The Wolfpack was missing 4 players for their game against the Hot Shots but were still in the game offensively, it was a closer game than the final score of 14-10. The Wolfpack hit into 3 Double Plays which in each case was a rally killer. Poor baserunning and numerous fielding errors made it difficult to beat a hard hitting team of Hot Shots. In the third, fifth and seventh innings, the scoring door was opened for the Hot Shots , scoring 5, 5 and 4 runs respectfully after key fielding errors by the Wolfpack. Shout out for several Wolfpack players who played an outstanding game....Hal Katz was 3-3, Keith Klasic 2-3 with a booming triple, Gary Jones going 3-3 and Butch Bodenheimer was 2-2 and made a great play at home plate and first base.

Overall the Wolfpack attack was with 20 hits but gave away too many runs to the Hot Shots....the Pack hopefully turns it around when they have their full squad back together on Thursday. A special thanks to Bill Russel for subbing in the outfield and contributing with a key hit and RBI.

Panthers 10 Eagles 6

The Panthers bats were hot yesterday, putting up 10 runs to defeat the Eagles 10-6.  The Panthers had a lot of defensive miscues in the top of the first inning giving up 5 runs to the Eagles.  However they responded in the bottom of the inning with 4 runs of their own to come within 1.  A 5 run fifth and 1 run sixth inning rounded out the Panthers scoring at 10.  Defense was a little shaky at times but we managed to hold off the Eagles to only 1 additional run.  John Rozolis and Aaron Sacharhov led the offense, both going 3-3.  John had 1 and Aaron had 2 rbis.  Darryl Puzan was 2-2, Bim Bradford and Derek Foster both went 2-3.  Derek also had an rbi.  Tom Reither was 1-3 with a 2 rbi double.  He finished with 4 rbis in the game.  Kevin Culp pitched another masterful game and contributed a hit. Steve Griffin had an rbi single and Warren Fuchs went 1-2 to round out the offense for the day. 

The Eagles got on the scoreboard early scoring five runs in the first inning.  The Panthers responded in kind by scoring four runs in the first inning.  The Eagles managed to add only one more run.  The Panthers won the game by scoring five additional runs in the fifth inning and one more in the sixth.

John Pappadakis, Dennis Burza and Joe Mersch each had three hits.  Kevin Jerden, Ron Cohen and Jack Gallagher each had two hits.  Final score 10-6 over the Eagles.

Classics 10 Devils 2

The Classics tried something different. It's called WINNING!

After struggling at the plate and scoring mostly early in games and then taking off until the 6th or 7th inning, the team was consistent throughout today's game by pounding out 19 hits and playing solid defense along the way. Wayne Heaton was stellar on the mound today and kept the Devils at bay, allowing only 2 runs in the 2nd inning and no runs in the other 6 innings.  The guys in yellow started with 4 runs in the first and another 5 in the third. Then they added 1 run in each of the fourth and sixth innings. The top of the Classic order scored 9 runs, with Bryan Chase (2), Scott Comer (2), Dick Tosti (3) and Greg Kloiber (2) each circling the diamond to give the team a boost.

Bryan Chase led the hitting attack going 3-3 with 1 RBI, Dick Tosti 2-2 with 1 RBI, Greg Kloiber 2-3 with 3 RBIs, Craig Wright 2-3 with 2 RBIs and Fred Weiner 2-2 with 1 RBI. Others with 2 hits were Skip Evans going 2-3 and Wayne Heaton going 2-2, as he has been heating up at the plate. Scott Comer. Pete Williamson and Bryan each added an RBI.

Next up, The Flames on Thursday, as we try to improve each week and reach our potential. Oh  yeah, and have some fun while we are at it. Then again, winning is FUN!

Blue Jays 4 Flames 1

The Blue Jays defense, led by Lingo Kong, played an outstanding game limiting the Flames attack to one run as the Blue Jays went on to defeat the Flames 4 to 1.  The birds jumped out in the first inning on a 2 out bases loaded double by Jim O'Brien, scoring Frank Glauser, Curtis Bragg and Lingo Kong.  No more runs were scored until the Flames broke through with a run in the bottom of the fifth.  Ray Morris singled to right, driving home Mike Aversa who had doubled.  The Jays got that one back in top of the seventh on an RBI fielder's choice by "RBI Freddy"  Eberhardt (Let's be honest how can we call him "Home Run Freddy" when he hasn't hit a home run yet this year).  A solid defensive effort by both teams as the Flames also played very well.  Tom Cosgrove, attempting to play injured, hit the ball hard but was unable to find a hole in the jays defense.

Jim O'Brien led the Jays offense going 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs and a run scored.  Curtis Bragg and Mike Tingle both went 2 for 3.  Chipping in with one hit were Eric Suber (double), Frank Glauser, Lingo Kong, Mike Weidmann, Eric Gottlieb and Art Taylor.

The Flames fell behind the Blue Jays 3-0 in the top of the first inning and never were able to mount a rally in a 4-1 loss to the Birds.  Jays pitcher Jim O'Brien pitched a strong game facing three batters in two innings and only four batters in three innings.  Jim had the advantage of Lingo Kong being a ball magnet at second base snaring two line drives, a pop-up, and multiple ground balls.  The Flames offense was led by Ray Morris, Bob Dougherty, and Jim Stabene each with two hits.  The Flames only run came on a double by Mike Aversa followed by an RBI single from Ray Morris.  Both teams played solid defense in fast paced game with Flames plays by Jim Stabene charging in for a pop-up from midfield, Wolf Schwartz grabbing a foul tip at catcher, and Bob Dougherty chasing down multiple drives to left field.

Results For Games Played on 6/11/2026

Panthers 15 Wildcats 3



The Panthers had a great day with the bats and played good defense to take down the Wildcats 15-3.  The Panthers scored 1 run in the top of the first.  This was answered by the Wildcats who scored 3 runs in the bottom of the first.  This would end up being the Wildcats only runs.  The Panthers tied the game in the bottom of the second, followed by two 5-run innings in the third and fourth innings.  Single runs in the fifth and sixth completed the scoring for the game.  Defensively the Panthers played a tight game.  Derek Foster made a nice catch on a fly ball a couple of feet from the fence.  Tom Riether had an outstanding offensive day, going 4-4 with a home run, a double and 5 rbis. Frank Verano was 3-4 with an rbi.  Dereck Foster went 2-4 with a double. John Rozolis and Steve Griffin went 2-4 with an rbi apiece.  Bim Bradford was 2-3 with an rbi and Darryl Puzan was 2-2.  Kevin Culp contributed a hit and 2 rbis. Finally Craig Niederpruem had a hit and an rbi and Warren Fuchs rounded out the hitting with a single. 

The Game Started with Tom Reither Hitting a SOLO HOME RUN with 2 Out in the First for a 1-0 Lead. The Wildcats answered with the First 3 Batters in their Lineup Scoring in the Bottom Half of the First Inning for a 3-1 Lead for The Wildcats the only problem was that the Panthers would score at least 1 Run and as many as 5 Runs in the next 5 Innings for a Final Score of 15-3 The Panthers Played Great Defense and Kevin Culp Pitched a Great Game as the Wildcats would only come away with 7 Base hits for the Game !!! Damn the Wildcats Pitcher “Tom Delaney”  almost Walked that many Batters I’m pretty Sure that He walked 4 Batters that’s all He can remember (well He hopes that’s all there were)

With 7 Base hits there’s No Need to say who led the Offense Today even though Dave Noa was 2 for 3 with a Run Scored !!! The Cats had some Errors but didn’t get any Help from their Sometime Foul Mouthed Pitcher !!! Just to Note there was No Foul Language used Today and No Tom didn’t have Laryngitis He was just trying to set an example as a Manager and by the way when You get an “ASS WHOOPING” like We did there’s No Need for Vulgarity Ha-ha.

Congratulations to the Panthers who Played EXCELLENT DEFENSE and Hit the Ball Hard and Often.

Blues Brothers 9 Classics 8

The Blues Brothers played their first extra inning game in their two-year history, beating the Classics 9 to 8 in the bottom of the eighth inning.  Andy Cohen was our ghost runner starting at 2nd base, in the bottom of the eighth inning. John Salmon got a single advancing Andy to third base. Vince Burkett hit a single to drive Andy to secure the victory.

Jack Feehan hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning after a Kevin Grevera single to tie the game at 8 to 8.

Earlier in the game Paul Stetko hit an inside the park three run home run on a shot to the right field corner.

Kevin Grevera, Viced Burkett, and Jack Feerhan had three hits for the winners.  Andy Cohen pitched all eight innings to be the winning pitcher.

Once again, the Classics started the game with 3 runs in the top of the 1st inning, and the bats went silent until the 6th inning. The Blues Brothers matched the 3 runs in the bottom half of the 1st inning and then put up another 3 runs in the 2nd inning highlighted by Ed Bradriff stealing second base. The Classic bats came alive in the 6th inning with the top 5 batters in the lineup reaching base and scoring. Going into the bottom of the 7th inning, the Classics held a 2-run advantage until Jack Feehan crushed a home run to tie the score. No runs in the top of the 8th for the Classics provided the opportunity that the Blues Brothers needed before Vince Burkett dropped a single into short left field for the walk off win.

The Classics were led by Pete Williamson who went 2-3, 1 run scored and had 4 RBIs. Greg Kloiber added 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Fred Weiner was 2-3 with an RBI and Howard Wible contributed an RBI, as well. Jeff Blank led the pack with 2 hits in 2 at-bats. Others with 2 hits were Wayne Heaton (2-3), who hurled a great game on the mound that he detests, Craig Wright (2-3) back at the leadoff spot and Scott Comer (2-3) continuing his hot streak. The Classics look forward to our next opponent, the Devils, on Tuesday, still trying to save Dick Tosti's job. Let's gooo!!

Eagles 4 Starr 3

Starr started off today's game by scoring three runs in the first inning whereas the Eagles started slow.  The Eagles managed to start chipping away at their lead by scoring a run in the third, fourth and fifth inning, while holding Starr scoreless.  The game was tied 3-3 going into the sixth inning and no runs were scored by either team in that inning.  Starr also went scoreless in the seventh inning.  The Eagles pitcher Dennis Burza led off the seventh inning with a single.  Joe Mersh hit a hard hit ball to left field.  Dennis Burza hightailed it all the way home to score the winning run.  The Eagles came from behind with a 4-3 victory.  Both teams played very well.  It was a very exciting game.  

Steve Scheele, Kevin Jerden, Joe Mersh, Ken Radon all had two hits.  Jack Galloway hit a double in the fifth inning.  Hats off to Starr for a very close and entertaining game.  

A very close, exciting game today.  Starr opened up the scoring with 3 runs in the 1st inning.  With a 3 - 0 lead the Eagles got 1 run in the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings for a 3 - 3 tie heading into the last inning.  Starr loaded the bases in the top of the 7th and was unable to score, and the Eagles scored the winning run in the bottom half for a 4-3 Eagles victory.  Both pitchers pitched great games with no walks allowed and the game was played in 1 hour.

Defensively Ron Fein and Terry Abrams made tremendous plays for the Starr team.  Offensively, Larry Levin, Terry Klein, Mark Azzaro and Spencer Snyderman each had 2 hits.  Ron Fein, Chris Metzger, Terry Abrams,  Bill Schwartz, Bill Krieger, Dave Detweiler, and Alan Massey each had 1 hit.  After scoring 3 in the 1st the Starr team forgot how to score runs.

Congratulations to the Eagles team for a great game and victory.   Thank you Tony Baccari for a tremendous umpiring job today.

Blue Jays 4  Wolfpack 3

A well played, low scoring game by both teams as the Blue Jays used a 4 run fifth inning to steal a win from the Wolfpack.  The Pack started aggressively hitting the ball hard, very hard, but the Jay's outfield was up to the challenge as Eric Suber, Curtis Bragg and Mike Weidmann all made outstanding defensive plays in the outfield.  The Pack left the bases loaded in both the first and third inning as the blue defense was both catching and dodging bullets at the same time.  The Jays infield also turned in a good performance but it was the outfield that was most challenged.  In the fourth inning the pack broke through with a 2 run inning and once again the Jays dodged a bullet as Curtis Bragg made an outstanding catch in left center and turned it into a double play.

In the sixth inning the Blue Jays offense took flight.  After a Bill Jones single and a Lingo Kong base on balls, Jim O'Brien unleashed a two run double to right center field.  That was followed by a single by Mike Weidmann, who then took second on an errant throw.  Mike Tingle followed up with a 2 run single to right to give the birds all the runs they needed.  Although they didn't know that at the time.  The Pack bounced back in the top of the seventh and there were some tense moments until Mike Weidmann robbed Hal Katz of a hit to end the game.

Overall the Jays offense struggled.  Frank Glauser was the only Jay with 2 hits (a single and a double).  One hit days for Eric Suber (1 for 2, walk), Curtis Bragg  (1 for 2, walk) , Bill Jones 1 for 3, run), Jim O'Brien (1 for 2, double, 2 RBIs, run), Mike Weidmann (1 for 1, walk run), Mike Tingle (1 for 2, 2 RBIs), Home Run Freddy Eberhardt (1 for 2) and Art Taylor (1 for 2).  Only 10 hits in total but the 5 hits in the sixth inning made the difference in the game.

This was one of the best played games, by both teams, this season. The Blue Jays came out on top in a squeaker 4-3. The Wolfpack scalded the ball in the first 3 innings but most hot shots were directly to a Blue Jays fielder. The Pack defense made great plays holding the Jays scoreless through the same innings. In top of the 4th, hits by Keith Klasic (2-3), Mike Blasco (going 3-3) and Jack Donohue (2-3) produced a 2 run rally , which was then shut down by a Jays double play. Going into the bottom of the 5th , it was 2-0 Wolfpack but the Blue Jays had walks and timely hits to score 4 runs.

Neither team scored in the 6th inning but the "never give up" Wolfpack pushed across a run in the top of the 7th making it a 4-3 game. With the tying run on base, again the Pack hit the ball hard but the solid Blue Jays outfield made the plays shutting down the rally. For the Pack, Bruce Ludlow played solid going 2-3 at the plate, Keith Klasic went 2-3, Mike Blasco banged out 3 hits including a triple and Jack Donohue was a solid 2-3. Ron Mangini and Bill Howland each delivered hits. The Blue Jays defense played a fabulous game to seal the victory 4-3.

Flames 11 Devils 10

In a game of punch/counterpunch, the Flames squeaked out an 11-10 victory over the Devils in a game either team could have won and neither team deserved to lose.  Both teams loaded the bases multiple times and the Flames were fortunate that twice they generated five run innings from that while the Devils only converted their bases loaded innings into five runs once.  The Devils jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a three-run homerun bomb to right center field from Jim Parsons.  The Flames jumped ahead with a five run second inning and led 6-4 when the Devils blazed ahead with five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.  The Flames scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning with a clutch single by Jim Stabene driving in the final two runs of a one run victory.  After the Devils scored one run and had the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh with one out, the Flames snuffed out the Devils with a game-ending double play..  Every batter in the Flames lineup contributed at least one hit with eight players scoring runs and seven players driving in runs.  (For those of you concerned about the Flames having 15 players, some players both scored and drove in a run).  Ed Occhi pitched a complete game in the heat despite being asked to courtesy run twice by his manager.  Ed also had three hits and two RBI's.  Tom Cosgrove, Mike Aversa, and Bob Dougherty each had two hits.  Charlie Whittaker, Phil D'Angiolini, and Mike Aversa stroked doubles.  Wolf Schwartz, Tracy Zimmerman, and Lee Jaslow each singled and walked, keeping rallies going.  Thanks go to Clete Mahoney for serving as umpire allowing five simultaneous games.  Flames manager Tom Cosgrove would like to thank all the Devils players for making sure he was aware that our league has a catch-up rule during discussions in pregame warm-ups!

The only good thing about today's game is that Jim Parsons hit his second home run without running the bases..

Jim went 3-4 as well as Wayne Haller.

Defense was fine but our offense is lacking……a great close game losing by one run in the seventh inning.

Results For Games Played on 6/9/2026

Hot Shots 8 Flames 1

The Hot Shots played their crisp brand of solid defense, coupled with a mix of small and long ball offense to defeat the short handed Flames today 8 to 1, in a picture-perfect day to play Senior Softball at Community Park.

The 'Shots got the ball rolling quickly as Dale Cassidy worked a leadoff walk, followed by  Tony Baccari reaching base on a fielder's choice error at 2b. With the first two Hot Shots' batters aboard, Clete Mahoney and John Reich delivered RBI singles. A selective walk by Al Moffa loaded the bases for a RBI infield fly by John Breig, as the ball dropped on the infield dirt and Clete Mahoney intelligently scooted home taking advantage of the infield fly rule. The Flames plated a run in the bottom of the inning as the score tallied 3-1 Hot Shots at the end of one frame.

The Hot Shots used a mix of different hits in the second to scratch out another run when "Aruba Tommy Bahama" Sekora doubled, moved to third on a productive Del Kates ground out to the right side, followed by an infield RBI single by Bob Silvester.

In the third, Tony Baccari tripled and was followed by another productive middle infield RBI ground out to the shortstop Tom Cosgrove, by Clete Mahoney.

Again, in the fifth inning, Aruba Tommy Sikora got things going with a single, also followed by another Bob Silvester hit, and a clutch two out RBI single by Ron Miller. All of the while, the 'Shots defense on the field were holding the Flames off, helping to mount a 6 to 1 lead at the end of five innings.

The Hot Shots added two additional runs on a Tony Baccari single, who hit a divot running, (polite for saying Tony tripped over himself) stumbled going to second, and had to safely crawl back to first like an upside-down beached sea turtle. Fortunately, Clete Mahoney capped the Hot Shots' scoring with a two run homer via a slicing line drive down the right field line that rolled past the right fielder, chasing Tony home and scoring Clete directly behind him, for the 'Shots seventh and eighth runs of the game.

Ed Occhi of the Flames did a nice job pitching and fielding his position today in the absence of their regular pitcher Ray Morris. The Flames were also without Mike Cici today who is another one of their productive contributors.

Hats off to Tom Cosgrove and the Flames for a nicely played game today.

Defensively, the infield was busy this morning and were led by Dale Cassidy, George Groves, and Tom Sikora, who also had a nice step and throw double play at second base. Fran Mclaughlin made a couple of nice putouts at first base, stretching low and high to record two critical outs. Ray Buchichio also had a "heads up" put out at second base that thwarted a Flames rally. Ron Miller and Johnny Breig combined for a stellar pitching performance today.

Offensively, the Hot Shots made the most of 11 hits, and 3 walks, while avoiding their season long nemesis, the double play. Individual notable efforts were led by:

Clete Mahoney - 2-3, 2R, 4RBI, HR

Tony Baccari - 2-3, 3R, 3B

Tom Sekora - 2-3, R, 2B

Bob Silvester - 2-2, RBI

John Reich - 1-3, RBI

John Breig - 1-3, RBI

Ron Miller - 1-2, RBI

Dale Cassidy - BB, R

Al Moffa - 2BB

The Flames started off hot with their first three batters producing a run in the bottom of the first inning on a single by Tom Cosgrove, walk to Charlie Whittaker, and RBI single by Phil D'Angiolini but then the offense was stopped in its tracks by Hotshots pitchers Ron Miller and John Brieg who allowed only four other hits and three walks in an 8 to 1 loss for the Flames.  The other hits were scattered across Tom Cosgrove, Wolf Schwartz, and Tracy Zimmerman with the walks to Charlie Whittaker, Bob Doigherty, and Tracy Zimmerman.  Ed Occhi filled in as pitcher and fielded his position well with multiple plays to him up the middle.

Blues Brothers 11 Panthers 8

In a very close game on Field # 3 at 11 AM, on Tuesday it took three runs in the top of the seventh inning to break an 8 to 8 tie, for the Blues Brothers to defeat the Panthers 11 to 8.

The Panthers took the lead early scoring 3 runs in the first inning and 1 run in the third inning, taking a 4 to 0 lead, with the Blues Brothers leaving runners on base, in scoring position, in all three innings.

In the top of the fourth inning the Blues Brothers bats came to life on a single by Jack Feehan, a double by Bob Gaines, a single by Ted Henritzy, a double by Andy Cohen, a double by John Salmon, a single by George Reich, and a single by Dave Cutler.  These hits resulted in five runs, with only one out recorded.

The five to four lead did not last long as the Panthers scored 2 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 6 to 5 lead.  The Blues Brothers responded in the top of the fifth inning on singles by Andy Markowitz, Ed Brandriff and Kevin Grevera, Jack Feehan was intentionally walked. Bob Gaines responded with a single as did Ted Henritzy, and the Brothers scored 3 runs.

The Panthers fought back scoring 2 runs tying the game at 8 to 8. Both teams went scoreless in the sixth inning.

All 12 Blues Brothers had hits.  Ed Brandriff, Jack Feehan and Ted Henritzy had three hits. Paul Stetsko, Kevin Grevera, Bob Gaines, Andy Cohen and Andy Markowitz all had two hits.

John Salmon, George Reich, Alan Boon, and Dave Cutler, all had one hit each.

The Panthers started strong but could not hold back a big hitting Blues Brothers team losing by a score of 11-8. The Panthers scored 3 in the first and added another run in the third to take a 4-0 lead.  The Brothers came back strong with a 5 run top of the fourth inning but the Panthers answered with 2 more to again take the lead 6-5.  The Blues Boys scored 3 more in the fifth while the Panthers added 2 more to tie at 8-8.  That was all the Panther scoring while the Blues Brothers put up 3 more in the seventh to win 11-8.  The Panthers defense was good with Kevin Culp pitching another nice game.  The offense was led by Tom Riether who went 3-3 with a double  and 2 rbis.  Larry Restivo went 2-3 with 2 rbis, while Steve Griffin and Aaron Sacharov both went 2-3.  John Rozolis, Rich Crocker and Craig Niederpruem each contributed an rbi.

Eagles 14 Wildcats 8

The Eagles started early by scoring two runs in the first two innings.  The Wildcats scored three in the third inning.  The Eagles scored five more runs in the fourth inning while the Wildcats scored four in the fourth.  The Eagles led 9-7 going into the fifth inning.  The Eagles scored an additional 5 runs in the sixth and the Wildcats scored one run.  Neither team scored in the seventh.  Final score Eagles 14 Wildcats 8.

The Wildcats played a very complete game as they competed without a full roster.  Every Eagle player had at least one hit.  Ken Jerden led the team with four hits, including two doubles and two triples.  Jim Swiderski, Jack Galloway, and John Pappadakis each had three hits.  Steve Scheele, Dennis Burza, Joe Mursch, Ron Cohen and Bob Esterly each had two hits on the day.

The Wildcats Played a Man Short Today and came out on the Short side of the Scoreboard as the Eagles Triumphed 14-8, The Wildcats had some “LOOSE  PLAY DEFENSIVELY” and the Eagles Capitalized on Basically all the LOOSE PLAY  following it with Some Clutch Hits The Eagles Played Solid Defense the Entire Game to hold the Wolfpack Scoreless in 4 of the 7 Innings !!! Leading the Hitting for the Wildcats was Dave Simone going 4 for 4 with   1 run Scored “Old Reliable "Jack McNulty going  3 for 4 with 2 runs Scored, Dave Noa 2 for 4 with 3 runs Scored, Neil Haneman 2 for 4 with 1 Run Scored, Bil Russell 2 for 3, Tom Jakabowski 2 for 4 Our 8th run was Scored by Jim Carlin.  Besides Scoring a Run today Jim Carlin also caught a Foul Popup for an out and also had 2 Putouts at Home on Throws from Jack McNulty and Bill Russell.  The Eagles had Solid Pitching from it was either Dennis or Kevin.  I know who it was but a lot of other Guys are still trying to figure out which one of Whiteys Brothers is Dennis and which one is Kevin.  As a whole the Eagles played a Solid Game from start to finish!!! Our Congratulations to the Eagles and their Manager Mr. Esterly !!!

Classics 8 Blue Jays 7 (8 Innings)

The Classics started the game looking like the team we've been waiting for all year, scoring 4 first inning runs and playing superb defense. However, we managed only two runs over the next 5 innings. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays were lying in wait and took advantage of a few defensive gaffes by spraying hits around all fields, thus taking a 1 run lead going into the bottom of the seventh. Ron Tuminski made a game saving catch in right field to stop the Jays from doing further damage. Then in the 8th inning with the Blue Jays threatening and two outs, Brian Donocoff jumped out from behind the plate to throw out a batter at first base and give the Classics a boost. The bottom of the 8th inning started with Jeff Blank, who was predicting that he would get the game winning hit. He did not, but he did score the winning run after a Scott Comer single with the bases loaded. Bryan Chase led the team going 3-3 with 2 runs scored. Scott Comer and Dick Tosti each went 2-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Pete Williamson had a hit and 2 RBIs, along with making his pitching debut. Craig Wright scored two runs on 1 hit. Other team members with 1 hit were Greg Kloiber, Ron Tuminski Fred Weiner and Brian Donocoff, who is leading the team in batting with a scorching .636 average. Next up, is the Blues Brothers.

Missing two key players the Blue Jays restructured batting order had trouble sealing the deal as they left  15 runners on base in the first 6 innings and managed to only score 3 runs.  The Classics jumped out of the gate early with 4 runs in the first inning and that lead held up until the seventh inning when the Blue Jays scored 4 runs in the top of the inning to take a 7 to 6 lead on consecutive hits by Lingo Kong, Frank Glauser, Curtis Bragg, Bill Jones, Jim O'Brien and Mike Weidmann.  That lead only lasted until the bottom of the seventh when the Classics' evened the score with 2 outs.  The Jays were unable to score in the eight inning and the Classics won the game on an RBI single by Scott Comer.

Overall the jays defense played well and there were some outstanding offensive performances.  Curtis Bragg was 4 for 4 and Frank Glauser was 3 for 3 with a walk.  Bill Jones was 3 for 4.  Lingo Kong, Mike Weidmann and Jim O'Brien chipped in with 2 hits each.  Also adding hits were Eric Gottlieb, Fred Eberhardt, Art Taylor, Mike Tingle and Judy Agasar.

Starr 9 Devils 5

Game started off with the Devils scoring 3 runs in the 1st, to take a 3 - 0 lead.  That lasted until the bottom of the 1st inning when Starr answered back with 2 runs in the 1st, 1 in the 2nd and 3 in the 3rd inning for a 6 - 3 lead.  In the top of the 5th inning the Devils scored 1 run and Starr answered back with 3 in the bottom of the 5th for a 9 - 4 lead.  The Devils added 1 run in the top of the 7th inning for a final score of 9 - 5 Starr victory.

Defensively, Larry Levin made several great catches ending rallies by the Devils.  The Starr team welcomed back Jay Passman from the IR list.  Offensively, Chris Metzger had a perfect 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI's, and Spencer Snyderman also had a perfect 3 for 3 with 3 RBI's, and Dave Detweiler also had a perfect 1 for 1 with a walk.  Chipping in with 2 hits were Terry Klein and Mark Assarzo with 3 runs scored. Following with 1 hit were Larry Levin, Ron Fein, Terry Abrams and Jay Passman.

Congratulations to Jim Parsons of the Devils who hit 1 a moon shot homer over the fence and out of the park!

The Devils have always been in every game but just haven't figured out how to win so far, but we are trying.

Best efforts went to Jim Parsons who went 3-4, with a line drive home run. His first of the year.

Roy Barlow and Jeff Hooker each went 3-4 today.

Thanks to Gene Corrado for helping us out today.

Results For Games Played on 6/4/2026

Wolfpack 10 Classics 7

This was a total team effort in the Wolfpack victory over the Classics 10-7......The Pack jumped out in the top of the first with a double by Ron Mangini, followed by singles from Bruce Ludlow ( his first of four hits) , Keith Klasic and Mike Blasco making it 1-0. The Classics pushed a run over the plate to tie the game but the pack scored 6 runs between the 3rd and 4th making it 7-1. But the strong hitting Classics responded with 3 in the bottom of the 3rd, making it a 7-3 game. The Wolfpack then tightened defensively with great plays by Bill Howland, Keith Klasic and Bruce Ludlow shutting down rallies in the 4th and 5th inning. Great clutch hitting by Gene Harris ( going 3-3 at the plate) Paul Hamm, Bugs Donohue and again Bruce Ludlow

allowed the Pack to score runs in the 5th, 6th and 7th innings making it 10-4 going into the bottom of the 7th inning. The Classics sent their big batters up in the 7th but great pitching from Bill Howland and tight defense only allowed 3 runs ending the game at 10-7 for the Wolfpack victory.

Offensively, Bruce Ludlow went 4-4, Gene Harris 3-3, Bill Howland 2-4, Ron Mangini 2-4, Keith Klasic 2-3, Mike Blasco 2-3 ( but robbed of a another hit), Bugs Donohue 2-3, Paul Hamm, 2-3 Butch Bodenheimer  1-2, Hal Katz 1-2 (played a great midfield) Gary Jones 1-3 and Jerry Gross 1-3 ( played a solid 2nd base). Great win for the hungry Pack!

The good news - The Classics pounded out 16 hits today.

The bad news - It only produced 6 runs and another disappointing loss.

The game started out slow as we were tied 1-1 after one inning. The Wolfpack was hungry though and scored in every inning but the seventh. The Classics continued to struggle to get runners across the plate, scoring 3 in the third and another two in the seventh. Defensive miscues plagued the team again. However, there were two double plays with Craig Wright and Howard Wible both getting a force at their respective bases and firing to Skip Evans for the twin killing. Offensively, Dick Tosti went 3-4 with 3 runs scored, Greg Kloiber was 3-4 with 1 run scored and an RBI. Brian Donocoff led the two hit batters with a 2-2 performance and 1 RBI; Howard Wible was 2-4 with 1 RBI and Fred Weiner contributed 2 RBIs on a double. Pete Williamson had the final RBI and a 1-4 day at the dish. Craig Wright, Skip Evans, Ron Tumonski and Jeff Blank each added a hit to the total.

Coach Tosti told the team after the game that if we did not start to win a few games, he might be fired. Jeff Blank retorted that Rob Thompson was available, but the team shot that idea down because he lost his job for not producing wins. So, onward we go into next week against the Blue Jays and the Blues Brothers. This team is a ticking time bomb but not sure if we are going to explode into a winning streak or implode and be looking for a new coach. My money is on the explosion!

Wildcats 13 Devils 6

In what was Finally a Complete Team Victory all 11 Players had at least 1 Hit and 10 of the Players Scored at least 1 Run !!! For the First Time this Season Our Bottom 5 Guys in the Batting Order had 7 Hits and Scored 6 Runs but as Usual the Top of The Order did more than their share with Dave Simone going a Perfect 3 for 3 with 1 Run Scored, Jack McNulty was 3 for 4 with 1 run Scored Mike Kroeger and Neil Haneman both going 2 for 3 with 2 Runs Scored, Dave Noa was 2 for 4 with 1 Run Scored The guys who were Tops at the Bottom of the order were Howard Borochaner going 2 for 3 with 2 Runs Scored and Bill Russell going 2 for 3 with 1 run Scored the Wildcats welcomed Auggie back for His first appearance of the Season going 1 for 3 with 1 run Scored. The Wildcats were Lucky that Jim Parsons has a Bum Knee because He BLASTED 3 Doubles because if His Knee was in Good Shape they could have easily have been 3 Home Runs because He doesn’t Run like Me !!!We were also glad to see Paul Stetsko of the Blues Brothers back today Welcome back Paul !!!

Blue Jays 8 Panthers 2

A total team effort as the Blue Jays played a complete game today with strong pitching, excellent defense and plenty of offensive power. The birds defeated the Panthers by a score of 8 to 2.  After falling behind 2-0 after 1 inning the Jaybirds erupted for 4 runs in the second inning on hits by Bill Jones (double), Jim O'Brien, Lingo "Starr" Kong, Mike Weidmann and Mike Tingle.  Ken Riess got things going for 2 more runs in the fourth inning leading off with a single that was followed up with hits by Curtis Bragg, Bill Jones, Jim O'Brien and Lingo "King" Kong.  The same set of characters teamed up for 2 more runs in the sixth inning as Curtis Bragg's single, was followed up by a Bill Jones triple and singles by O'Brien and Kong (Lingo "Starr King" Kong).  

In the final tally it was Bill Jones going 3 for 3 with a double, triple, 2 runs scored and an RBI. Jim O'Brien was 3 for 3, with a run scored and 3 RBIs.  Lingo Kong was also 3 for 3 with a run scored, and Curtis Bragg was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored.  Chipping in with hits were Eric Suber, Frank Glauser, Ken Riess, Mike Weidmann, Mike Tingle, Fred Eberhardt, Eric Gottlieb, Judy Agasar and John Walsh.  The Blue Jay defense was outstanding with solid performances by everyone.  We did not record one error on defense (since we never record errors on defense, but if we did we still wouldn't have recorded any today).

There is not much to say about the game against the Blue Jays.  The Panthers seemed to have misplaced their bats again, losing to the Blue Jays by a score of 8-2.  The Panthers started out strong putting up 2 runs on 6 hits in the first inning.  However the next 6 innings produced 6 goose eggs as the bats went silent.  The Blue Jays answered with 4 runs in the 2nd inning and put up 4 more after that.  Defensively Kevin Culp pitched a good game and made a nice catch on a hot line drive back to the pitcher.  Frank Verano went 2-2 for the only Panther with more than 1 hit.

Starr 9 Hot Shots 8

After 7 games this season, this was the most exciting nail biting game of the season for the Starr team. The Hot Shots scored 2 in the first inning and 3 in the third for a 5 to 2 lead.  The Starr team managed 1 in the first and 2 in the third. The Hot Shots added 1 in the fifth for a 6 to 3 lead with Starr unable to mount any attack . It seemed like a carbon copy of the current Phillies not able to score with men in scoring position. In the sixth Starr woke up and put up a 4 run inning to take a 7 to 6 lead. This lasted only for a half inning as the Hot Shots scored 2 runs on a 2 run homer by the Shot's Clete Mahoney for an 8 to 7 lead in the last inning.  Starr came up in the bottom of the 7th with the bottom of their order batting. With 2 outs and bases loaded, Alan Massey smoked a 2 run single for a great come back 9 to 8 victory. Defensively Ron Fein made a great unassisted double play which was the highlight defensive play of the game with the heart of their order at bat.  It was a great game with two great teams.

Offensively for Starr, Larry Levin went 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBIs. Chipping in with 2 hits, 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs was Alan Massey.  Also with 2 hits were Terry Klein, Terry Abrams, Dave Detweiler, and clutch biting by Alan Massey who had the 2 winning Rob's and game winner.  Chipping in with a hit and two big RBIs in the sixth inning was Mark Azzaro. Also Ron Fein, Spencer Snyderman, Bill Schwartz, Bill Krieger, and Harris (the flash) Braunstein all contributed 1 hit. Another great comeback and team effort

Editor's Note:  The typos on that line were just too good. I couldn't correct them.  Instead I will talk with Alan and implore him to stop biting the clutch.  I'm not certain who the winning Rob's are.

In the words of that famous Looney Tune actor Foghorn-Leghorn, "For the Hot Shots today, it was, I say, It was the Best of Games, It was the Worst of Games...." A tale of two Hot Shots teams that played flawless defense early, and another Hot Shots team that could not stand up to the late morning heat thrown their way by an excellent Starr softball team. For the second game in a row the 'Shots were involved in another epic walk-off finish but unfortunately found themselves on the bottom end of a 9-8 final.

The Hot Shots got off to a flying start plating 5 runs (2 in the first; 3 in the third) in the first three innings led by the first four batters of Dale Cassidy, Tony Baccari, Clete Mahoney and John Reich, as each player got to the plate twice in that span and accounted for the combined 5 runs,  7 hits, BB,  5 RBI.  The 'Shots defense gave up a single run in the first and two in the third and had a 5-3 lead at the end of 3 frames.

The Hot Shots tacked on another run in the fifth inning on leadoff singles by Ron Miller and Dale Cassidy, followed by a Clete Mahoney clutch RBI single after Tony Baccari lined out into a double play at first base. (Nice Play by Ron Fein! - Tony and Ron have this thing where they like to play pepper within the game.) The 'Shots continued to hold Starr off, playing strong in the field as the score tallied 6-3 in favor of the Hot Shots.

The bottom of the sixth inning told a different tale as loose defensive play by the Hot Shots saw Starr rally for four runs to take the lead for the first time during the contest, 7-6.

Going into the top of the seventh after two 'Shots were down and Dale Cassidy on first with his fourth hit of the day, Clete Mahoney delivered a dramatic two run homer deep down the right field line that stayed in the park and rolled all the way to the fence. Clete's blazing speed enabled him to circle the bases to give the Hot Shots an 8-7 lead.

Unfortunately for the Hot Shots, things unraveled further in the home half of the seventh, as Starr put together a string of clean hits from the middle/bottom of their batting order to walk off with a stunning 9-8 victory today. Congratulations to Jerry Barsky and his team for a nice come from behind win today. You guys consistently execute the fundamentals well each and every game.

Offensively, the Hot Shots as a team pounded out 18 hits, but unfortunately Starr turned 3 double plays today, our Achilles heel so far this season. Individual notable efforts were led by:

Clete Mahoney - 3-3, BB, 2B, HR, 2R, 4RBI

Dale Cassidy - 4-4, 3R

John Reich - 3-4, 4RBI

John Breig - 2-3

Ray Buchichio - 2-3

Tony Baccari - 2-4, 2R

Ron Miller, 1B, R

George Groves, 1B

Defensively, John Reich made a goalie save to block a hard-hit ball with his body and then lunged to first base to make the putout tagging the base with the ball. Del Kates completed a smart double play by taking a feed from Ron Miller for the force and then fired the ball across the infield to first base to nail the batter. George Groves handled a difficult one hop spinner up the middle to throw out the batter at first on a close play. Al Moffa snagged a low liner in Left Center, tumbing to his knees and raising the caught ball to the Man in Blue. Ron Miller pitched another good ball game going the entire seven innings in the process.

Blues Brothers 11 Eagles 8

The Blues Brothers feel very lucky to escape with an 11 to 8 win over the Eagles in the late starting 11 AM game on Field # 4.

The Blues Brothers scored one run in the top of the first inning on a single by Kevin Grivera and a double by Paul Stetsko.  In the bottom of the second inning, it looked like a repeat of Tuesday's mistakes when the Eagles scored five runs on hits and Blues Brothers errors.

Fortunately, things changed with two outs in the top of the third inning when Ed Brandriff ripped a triple, scoring a pinch runner for John Salmon, who singled. Kevin Grivera, Paul Stretsko, Bob Gaines, and Ted Henritzy had singles bringing in four more runs to take a 6 to 5 lead.

The Blues Brothers scored 2 more runs in the top of the fourth inning on singles by Mike Katz, Andy Cohen, Andy Markowitz and George Reich.  

John Salmon (3 for 3) opened the fifth with a single.  Ed Brandriff hit a single and Paul Stetko got a single helping the Brothers to score two more runs.

The Eagles plated three runs in the bottom of the fifth, keeping things close, at 10 to 8.  The Blues Brothers scored one run in the top of the seventh inning with two outs on singles by John Salmon, Ed Brandriff, and Kevin Grevera.

Fortunately, the Eagles hit three, line drive outs in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Besides those noted in the above write up, Andy Cohen had three hits, and Vince Burkett had two hits.

The Eagles started off with a 5-1 lead after two innings, however, the Blues Brothers scored ten runs in the last five innings while the Eagles only scored three.  

The Blues Brothers pulled away with an 11-8 win.  The Eagles hit the ball hard but the Blues Brothers played well defensively.  

John Papadakis had three hits while Steve Scheele, Joe Mersch, and Ken Radon each had two hits.  

The Blues Brothers scored runs in five of the seven innings while the Eagles could only score in two innings.  The Blues Brothers played a complete game. 

Results For Games Played on 5/21/2026

Wildcats 8 Flames 2

In a Game where the Wildcats were able to Play Solid Defense and Scratch Out 17 Hits to come out on top of the Flames by the Score of 8-2 Leading the Hitting was Dave Noa going 3 for 3 with 3 Runs Scored, Mike Kroeger going 2 for 3 with 2 Runs scored, Jack McNulty, Dave Simone and Steve Belenko all going 2 for 3 with a Run Scored, Randy Waddle was 2 for 3 and Howard Borochaner was 1 for 2 !!!

On the Defensive Side Jack McNulty Fielded at least 12 Ground Balls at Shortstop and at least 12 Assists to 1st Base where Bill Russell, Howard Borochaner and Randy Waddle were waiting on Jack's throws as they shared 1st Base Duties Today.

Our Hats off to the Flames a well Managed Team on a Well Played Game !!! Way to Go Guys

Despite the weather cooling off, the Flames bats melted in an 8-2 loss to the Wildcats.  The Wildcats jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first and the Flames continually hit ground balls (nine of the twenty-one Flames outs) to Jack McNulty at shortstop preventing the Flames from mounting any rallies to catch up.  The Flames offense was actually led by no one in this game as only five players recorded hits and leadoff batter Monroe Weingarten was the only Flame to bat three times.  Mike Aversa had two hits and an RBI (so Mike actually led the offense).  Ed Occhi had an RBI single.  The only other Flames with hits were Ray Morris, Wolf Schwartz, and Tom Cosgrove.  Defensively Phil D'Angiolini grabbed a smoked drive from Jack McNulty in leftfield and Bob Doernberg stretched for a tailing throw home, nailing a runner at the plate.  Tom Delaney pitched a great game for the Wildcats facing only three batters in four innings, four batters in two other innings, and seven batters in the Flames two run fifth inning.

Eagles 13 Wolfpack 7

The Wolf Pack and the Eagles played a back and forth game until the last two innings when the Eagles scored nine to pull away with the victory in a well-played game by both teams.

Scott Jones hit a three run homer in the sixth inning and also a double in the first inning.  John Papadakis, Steve Scheele, Joe Mursch, Ron Cohen all went three for four while Dennis Burza went four for four.  Ken Radon went two for three, Pascal Houcke went two for four. Bob Esterly went one for two with a walk.

This was a close game with each team battling back and forth, With the score 9-7 Eagles, they erupted for 5 runs starting with a 3 run homer over the fence. That was the key to the final score 13-7 for the Eagles victory. The Wolfpack rally's were twice snuffed out by double plays. The Pack consistently hit hard line drives but always directly at an Eagle fielder......hats off to a fine Eagle squad!

Panthers 9 Classics 3

The Panthers clawed their way back from a 2 run deficit twice by scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning.  Larry Restivo had the big hit in that inning with a long 2 run double.  The Panthers added another 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to cap a 9 - 3 victory.  Big hitters from the Panthers were Kevin Culp, Steve Griffin and Bim Bradford each having 3 hits.  John Rozolis chipped in with 2 hits.  The team played an excellent defensive game with Aaron Sacharov making an ESPN top ten play by leaping high to snag a hard line drive that was destined for extra bases.  Thanks goes out to Jim O'Brien for being our catcher when we needed an injury sub.

The Classics ran into a very pesky Panther's lineup today and could not keep up with their ability to string together hits and score runs after falling behind. The Classics were leading 3-1 going into the bottom of the 5th inning when the Panther's had a 5 run inning to take the lead and put the pressure on the Classics. They followed up with 3 more runs in the bottom of the 6th to ensure the win. Meanwhile, the Classics were struggling at the plate and finished the game with the 3 runs scored earlier. The team did produce 11 hits as Scott Comer went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs to lead the team. Skip Evans, Franklin Smith and Brian Donocoff each added 2 hits. Ron Tuminski, Howard Wible and Greg Kloiber each had 1 hit to add to the total. Hats off to the Panthers and on to the next game for the Classics. 

The late Games between the Devils and the Blue Jays and the Hot Shots and the Blues Brothers were called due to rain.

Results For Games Played on 5/19/2026

Eagles 9  Hot Shots 2

The Eagles began the game with a scoreless first inning.  They started hitting in the second inning scoring four runs and two more in the fourth inning while holding the Hot Shots to one run in the fourth and the fifth inning.  The Eagles scored three more runs in the seventh inning to come away with a 9-2 win.

The Eagles infield played good defense, led by Ron Cohen.  He started two double plays and John Pappadakis made several nice plays at short . Steve Scheele stopped a few line drives playing middle infield.  Dennis Burza pitched a good game while going three for three at the plate.  Pascale Houck and Ron Cohen played a great game in the field.  Both men also went three for three at the plate.  Kevin Jerden had two hits.  Ken Radon, Whitey Jerden, Jim Swiderski, Steve Scheele, John Pappadakis and Scott Jones all contributed with one hit.  

The Hot Shots offense sputtered today and came up short, dropping an 8-2 decision to a very good Eagles team. Jim Parsons did a nice job umpiring the game and staying on top of all the calls. Thank you Jim!

The 'Shots were unable to score on golden opportunities throughout the game as the double play killed three rallies; one with two men on and none out, and two with the bases loaded and none out. Offensively, Clete Mahoney, Al Moffa, George Groves, John Breig, and Tony Baccari turned in two hit games.

Defensively, Clete Mahoney had a good day in left field making an ESPY worthy diving catch on a screaming line drive to thwart a big inning. Clete also threw out an Eagle runner at third, firing a strike to Del Kates on a one hop base hit that came his way. Del Kates also initiated a nice double play by fielding a ball on the third base line, by stepping on third and firing home for the twin killing.

The pitching combination of Ron Miller and John Brieg deserved a better fate today as three infield dinkers and a lackluster 'Shots  offense did not serve them well.

Dennis Burza pitched a nice game for the Eagles keeping the Hot Shot lineup off balance throughout the entire game.

Blues Brothers 16 Blue Jays 8

In a game that saw the Blue Jays jump out to a five to three lead in the first inning, the Blues Brothers won this game 16 to 8, scoring 4 runs in the third inning, one run in the sixth inning and scoring a game clinching seven runs in the top of the seventh inning.

There were several key defensive plays which stood out for the Blues Brothers.  Eric Suber drilled a double over right fielder Andy Markowitz's head. Andy hustled to the fence and relayed the ball to center fielder, Paul Stetsko, who relayed to midfielder Jack Feehan, who threw a strike to catcher John Salmon nailing the runner at home for the third out in the inning. Jack also threw another runner out at home to complete a double play earlier in the game.

Leadoff hitter Ed Brandriff had four hits, including a triple and scoring four runs. Paul Stetko also had four hits including a triple.  Kevin Grevera, Ted Henritzy and Andy Cohen, who pitched all seven innings, had three hits.

Jack Feehan, Vince Burkett, and Andy Markowitz contributed two hits each.  Dave Cutler and John Salmon each had singles.  The Blues Brothers played the game with ten players.

The Blue Jays fell to the Blues Brothers by a final score of 16 to 8 but the game was actually close until the brothers posted 7 runs in the top of the seventh.  The difference in the game was that the Blues Brothers hit the daylights out of the ball consistently through their entire batting order while the Jays only managed 11 hits.  Eric Suber led the Jays offense going 3 for 3 with a triple.  Lingo Kong and Ken Riess both had a hit and 2 walks.  It's pretty difficult to figure out what everyone did as the person keeping the book may have been suffering from heat stroke. I apologize if I omit anyone's stellar performance.   After a shaky first inning the Jays outfield played extremely well on many challenging long hit balls of the brothers bats.

Classics 8 Starr 1

The Classics are heating up with the weather and had 10 players contribute to the hit column today leading to 8 runs. In a game that was 3-1 after 4 innings, The "Banana" team exploded for 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning to lift them to the win.  Wayne Heaton was stellar on the mound, and the team played an outstanding defensive game led by Scott Comer who roamed the outfield like Garry Maddox. Greg Kloiber tracked down several balls in left field and Howard Wible flipped a third to first double play to end the game, Offensively, the top 4 hitters had 8 hits, 5 runs scored and 7 RBIs. Bryan Chase (1 hit and 2 runs scored), Crag Wright (2 for 3, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI), Dick Tosti (3 for 3, 1 run scored and 2 RBI) and Greg Kloiber (2 for3 and 3 RBI). Pete Williamson, Scott Comer, Wayne Heaton, Howard Wible, Ron Tuminski and Franklin Smith all added to the hit parade.  

The game started off with Classics jumping out to a 1 to 0 lead in the first inning. They added 2 in the 3rd and 5 in the 5th for an 8 to 0 lead. In the 6th Starr finally broke through for a run for a final 8 to 1 victory for the Classics. The  Classics played tremendous defense and timely hitting caused the lifeless Starr teams demise. Starr only managed 5 singles from Rob Fein, Chris Metzger, Spencer Snyderman, Alan Massey and Larry Levin. Bill Schwartz scored our only run and Harris Braunstein had our only RBI.

Wildcats 6 Wolfpack 4

In a Game that was Scoreless after 3 Innings saw the Wildcats Score 2 Runs in the Top of the 4th Inning on a Jack McNulty 2-Run Homer but the Wolfpack came right back with 3 Runs of their own in the Bottom Half of the 4th. Both teams put up a Single run in the 5th inning

With the Score Wolfpack-4 Wildcats-3 going into the Top of the 7th Dave Noa led off the inning with a Single followed by a Single by Neil Haneman then a Double to Center by Jack McNulty to Score Dave Noa then a Sac Fly to Right center by Mike Kroeger to Score Neil Haneman and advance McNulty to 3rd then Dave Simone scored McNulty on a Sac Fly to Left center to Finish the Scoring then saw the Wolfpack go Scoreless in the Bottom of the 7th

The Offense was led by McNulty going 2 for 2 with a Walk and 2 Runs Scored and 3 RBI’s His Hits were a Homerun and a Double Neil Haneman went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored Tom Jakubowski 2 for 2 with an RBI Steve Belenko 1 for 3 with a run scored Bill Russell 2 for 2 Dave Simone was 1 for 2 with an RBI and Mike Kroeger had the other RBI with His Sac Fly it was a Nice Comeback Win against a Tough Wolfpack Team !!!

Our Hats Off to the Wolfpack for playing a Great Defensive Game and showing Good Sportsmanship !!!

The game was a pitchers battle and defensive struggle until the 7th inning. Neither team could score until the 3rd inning due to strong defense shown by both teams. The Wildcats struck first in the top of the 4th scoring 2 due to a Jack McNulty homer. The Wolfpack responded in the bottom of the 4th with a 3-spot to take the lead 3-2. Both teams scored single runs in the 5th inning and the Wolfpack led 4-3 going into the 7th. The Wildcats top of their order delivered solid hits scoring 3 runs. The Pack could not get a rally going in the bottom of the 7th losing a hard fought game 6-4.  For the Wolfpack,

Bill Howland, Gary Jones, Hal Katz and Jerry Gross each had 2 hits. Bruce Ludlow, Mike Blasco, Keith Klasic, Ron Mangini, Paul Hamm, Butch Bodenheimer and Tom Boyle each chipped in one hit. Tough loss for the Wolfpack.

Flames 3 Panthers 3

The Flames and Panthers battled to a 3-3 tie in a game where the bats for neither team heated up despite the elevated heat index.  The Flames went ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning with an RBI fielder's choice from Wolf Schwarz scoring Ray Morris and a second run coming after singles from Tracy Zimmerman and Jim Stabene with Jim's driving in Wolf.  Both offenses were silent until the Panthers tied the score with two runs in the top of the fourth inning.  The game remained tied until the Flames rallied in the bottom of the sixth with Charlie Whittaker scoring the tie-breaking run on  a single from Ed Occhi.  The Panthers tied the score in the top of the seventh and the Flames were retired in order in the bottom of the seventh.  Due to the heat, the game ended in a tie without playing extra innings, The Flames offense was led by Ray Morris with three hits and Tracy Zimmerman with two.  Mike Cici played a strong defensive game at midfield fielding grounders in all directions before throwing to first for outs. 

The Panthers faced a strong Flames team and played to a tie.  The Panthers were able to put up a final run in the top of the seventh inning and held on to end the game in a 3-3 tie.  The Flames took the lead 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning.  The Panthers were scoreless through the first three innings but tied the score in the top of the fourth. Steve Griffin led off with a single and moved to third on a double by John Rozolis.  Steve scored following a single by Larry Restivo. Another single by Frank Verano scored the second run. The Flames scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 3-2.  The Panthers clawed back to score the tying run in the top of the seventh.   Derek Foster reached first base on a fielder's choice with two outs.  Subsequent singles by Kevin Culp, Steve Griffin and John Rozolis moved Derek around the bases to score the final run.  There were several nice defensive plays in the game, Steve Griffin made several nice catches at 2nd base.  Craig Niederpruem ended an inning with a nice play at mid-field. Darryl Puzan had a put-out at home with a nice catch from a throw by Larry Restivo.  Offensively the Panther bats were a little flat but put up 13 hits.  John Rozolis was 2-3 with a double.  Derek Foster, Steve Griffin and Frank Verano all had 2 hits apiece.  Kevin Culp, Larry Restivo, Aaron Sacharov, Rich Crocker and Craig Niederpruem each had 1 hit. 

Results For Games Played on 5/14/2026

Classics 11 Eagles 4

The Classics found their bats in the first two innings of the game and bolted out to a 10-0 lead. 5 runs in the first and another 5 in the second led to a comfortable lead and a final score of 11-4.  The Classics were led by Pete Williamson who was 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Fred Weiner and the amazing Ron Tuminski also finished the game going 3 for 3. Craig Wright added 2 hits in 3 at-bats. The team played solid defense and Wayne Heaton pitched and fielded a great game to keep the Eagles bats in check. Good to get win #1 in the books, the team looks forward to making some noise in the coming week. 

The Classics jumped on the scoreboard early by scoring five runs in the first inning.  They scored an additional run in the second.  The Eagles had a slow start scoring three runs in the sixth inning and one run in the seventh.  

It was a one sided game, however the Eagles played good defense after the second inning. The Eagles had good pitching from Dennis Burza but the damage was already done by the Classics and the Eagles were not able to overcome it.

The Eagles thank Ron Mangini, Jim O'Brien, Aaron and Mike for subbing so we did not have to forfeit the game.  Congratulations to the Classics on a well-played game.

Flames 11 Blues Brothers 8

The Flames withstood a Blue Brothers bottom of the seventh inning rally in an 11-8 win.  The game was well played defensively by both teams with the Flames shortstop making his team's only three errors.  In the post-game press conference, the Flames manager said he would speak to his shortstop as soon as he could find him.

The Flames offense was led by Monroe Weingarten, Phil D'Angiolini, and Tom Cosgrove with three hits each.  Phil had a double and a triple and one of Tom's was a double,  Phil also hit two balls over the fence but both were foul.  The first was ruled a foul homerun but the second was ruled just a foul ground rule double as we were playing on one of the short fields.  Ray Morris, Ed Occhi, and Tracy Zimmerman each had two hits - with one a double from Ed.  Ray Morris and Phil D'Angiolini each had three RBI's.  Charlie Whittaker, Wolf Schwartz, Jim Stabene, and Bob Doernberg all contributed one hit each in a game where every player in the line-up got a hit.

Defensively the Flames succeeded with a three-man outfield of Phil D'Angiolini, Charlie Whittaker, and Tracy Zimmerman.  Tracy fielded his first flyball hit to him this season (from practice games through today) on a drive to right from Andy Cohen in the seventh inning getting an important out during the Blues Brothers late rally.  Jim Stabene fielded multiple grounders up the middle getting key force-outs at second base.

The Flames would like to thank the ground crew volunteers for their work providing great field conditions allowing the games to be played today despite rain overnight!

The Flames beat the Blues Brothers 11 to 8 on Field # 2, even though we were scheduled on Field # 1, on a morning when most players were surprised, we were playing. The President made a great call to move forward with today's games.

The Flames started early, scoring 3 runs in the first inning and 2 runs in the third inning. The Blues Brothers scored one run in the second inning and 2 runs in the third inning keeping the game close at 5 to 3.  The Flames flexed their muscles and pounded out four runs in the top of the fourth.  With the score 11 to 5, the Blues Brothers mounted a 7th inning rally but falling short only scoring three runs.  

Leadoff hitter Ed Brandriff continued his torrid hitting going 4 for 4 with two doubles, a triple and a single. Paul Stetsko hit great with a double, triple and a single. Ted Henritzy had three singles, and George Reich added two singles.

Other Blues Brothers with one hit each were Kevin Grevera (double), Vince Burkett, Andy Cohen, Alan Boon, Andy Markowitz, Dave Cutler and John Salmon.

Starr 13 Wildcats 3

Starr jumped out to a 5 to 1 lead after 1 inning. Starr  then tacked on 1 In the second and 5 in the third and 2 in the 5th inning for a commanding 13 to 1 lead going into the 7 inning. The Wildcats added 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th for a final score of 13 to 3 Starr victory. A great defensive game with an exceptional play by Doug Rutter and Terry Abrams and Alan Massey and Chris Metzger. A great pitching performance by Bill Schwartz who pitched  another complete game with no walks. Offensively Starr was led by Ron Fein going 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBIs, Chris Metzger 3. For 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs, and Spencer Snyderman also going  3 for  3 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. Mark Azzaro added 2 hits , both doubles, Terry Klein, Alan Massey, and Harris Braunstein also with 2 hits. Chipping in with 1 hit was Larry Levin, Bill Schwartz, and Dave Detweiler. A great team effort with all 14 players and real good defensive play behind pitcher "wild bill" Schwartz

In a Game where the Wildcats were Missing 3 of their Starting Infielders they were still able to Play a Solid Defensive Game for 5 of The 7 Innings it was the Other 2 Innings that Killed Us, as Starr was able to put up 5 Runs in Both the 1st and 3rd Innings other than that it was a 3 to 3  Game The Wildcats were only able to get 14  Hits on the Day !!! The Offense was Led by Dave Noa going 3 for 3 with 2 Runs Scored Tom Delaney going 3 for 3 ( no that’s not a Typo )Steve Belenko and Neil Haneman both going 2 for 3 Mike Kroeger was 1 for 3 with 1 Run Scored, Tom Jakubowski, Randy Waddle and Howard Borchaner were all 1 for 3 to Complete the NON OFFENSIVE OUTPUT !!!

The Starr Team played a Solid Defensive Game and I was Surprised to see that Chris Metzger played both the Outfield and Infield and was Still able to find His way into the Right Dugout after every inning Way to go Chris !!!

Congratulations to the Starr Team a Great Bunch of Guys on a Well Played Game

Blue Jays 4 Hot Shots 3

The Blue Jays played an almost perfect defensive game shutting down the Hot Shots attack and holding them completely scoreless, almost.  With 2 outs in the top of the seventh Dale Cassidy doubled down the left field line and the Blue Jay defense crumbled like a poorly constructed Jenga tower.  Thankfully for the Blue Jays the disruption ended after three Hot Shot runs and the Jays held on to win 4 to 3.  Every Jay contributed defensively but Ken Riess led the defense with some outstanding play at midfield.  

When the birds went on attack they were led by their stars, Lingo Kong (not Lingo Starr) who went 3 for 3 and scored a run, and Art Taylor who was 2 for 2 with a double and 2 RBIs.  Mike Weidmann was 2 for 3 with a run scored. Judy Agasar walked in both of her plate appearances.  Eric Suber and Frank Glauser were 1 for 2 with a walk.  Chipping in with one hit were Fred Eberhardt, Jim O'Brien, Bill Jones and Ken Riess.

The Hot Shots and the Blue Jays were locked in a tight battle today, with the Blue Birds edging out a 4-3 victory in a game that went right down to the wire. Congratulations to the Blue Jays and Jim O'Brien, who hurled a gem, holding the 'Shots scoreless for 6 2/3 innings.

The Hot Shots struggled offensively for most of the game, but with their backs against the wall in the seventh inning, they mounted a furious rally, pushing across three runs and leaving the tying run stranded at second base when the final out was recorded.

Offensively, the 'Shots managed 12 hits, including five in the seventh inning rally. Dale Cassidy paced the attack with two hits, including a double, while Clete Mahoney, Al Moffa, and John Breig added two hits apiece.

On a positive note, the team showed tremendous determination by battling until the very last out.

Wolfpack 10 Devils 4

The Wolfpack bedeviled the Devils as they clawed their way to a win. The Pack jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning with back to back hits by Keith Klasic (3-3) and Ron Mangini (2-3). The Devils had hard hits in the bottom of the 3rd scoring three times and adding another run in bottom of the 4th. The Wolfpack defense came alive and played strong in all positions today but the ESPN defensive play of the game was in the 6th inning with 2 Devils on the bases, the Devils batter hit a "screeching bullet line drive" up the middle only to be gloved by Billy "the Kid" Howland, shutting down the Devils rally. In the top of the 6th with the score Devils 4 Wolfpack 1, Gene "the machine" Harris smartly worked out his 2nd of 3 key walks followed by another walk by Jerry Gross. Tom Boyle, recovering from knee replacement, smacked a clutch single to right ( never saw Tom ever hit to right field)     continuing the rally. Bruce Ludlow, Bill Howland, Keith Klasic and Ron Mangini all followed with hits scoring 5 runs for the inning giving the Wolfpack the lead 6-4 going into the bottom of the 6th. Bill Howland, pitching a fabulous game, held the Devils scoreless in the 6th.

Top of the 7th, Hal Katz had a sharp single to left, followed by additional singles by Jack Donohue and Gary Jones . The newest member of the Pack, Paul Hamm, nursing a torn muscle in his leg, boomed a double over the left fielder's head, clearing the bases. Sharp eyed Gene Harris, walked for the 3rd time in  the game and Jerry Gross singled making the score 10-4 in favor of the Wolfpack. The Pack shutdown the Devils in their last at bat for the win 10-4.

Great team win as everyone contributed to the victory

So it happened again ... .we were short 2 players again, and were winning till the top of the 6th when the pack scored 5 and never looked back.

we just cannot finish the game for a win…..but we will keep trying….

Results For Games Played on 5/12/2026

Blues Brothers 12 Wolfpack 7

The Blues Brothers defeated the Wolfpack 12 to 7, on Field # 4, Tuesday morning.

The Wolfpack had a 2 to 1 lead after 2 innings and tied the game at 5 to 5, in the bottom of the 4th inning, scoring 3 runs.

Ed Brandriff and Field Maintenance Manager Bob Gaines had four hits for the winning team. Paul Stetsko, Ted Henritzy, Kevin Grevera, Vince Burkett, and left-handed hitter Alan Boon contributed with three hits in this total team effort win.

George Reich had a good game with two hits. Andy Cohen, pitching all seven innings, had a single, as did Dave Cutler and John Salmon.

The Blues Brothers pulled off two key double plays including one in the top of the seventh inning stopping any Wolfpack potential rally from getting started.  

The Wolfpack were outplayed by a hard hitting Blues Brothers squad......The Blues Brothers found every hole between the Pack's defense for hits and then hit balls in which the sun made it almost impossible to field for additional hits. By the second inning the score was 5-2 in favor of the BB but the Wolfpack battled back with key hits by Keith Klasic (double) Ron Mangini (single)  Hal Katz (walk) and Jack Donohue (single) which tied the score 5-5.

The Blues then pounded out more hits putting up a 5 spot in the top of the fifth.....the Pack started out strong in the bottom of the inning with Tom Boyle getting a key walk and Mike Blasco and Keith Klasic coming through with hits scoring 2 runs, but that was the end of the rally for the Pack due to the first of 3 double plays turned in the game by the Blues Bros. The Blues Brothers must be commended for great defense keeping the Pack at bay.

For the Wolfpack, Bill Howland ( pitched a great game), Gary Jones, Butch Bodenheimer each had one hit. Mike Blasco (HR) , Ron Mangini and Jack Donohue each had 2 hits while Keith Klasic , in mid-season form, had 3 hits with 3 doubles. The Blues Brothers earned a well deserved win 12-7.

Hot Shots 10 Devils 8

The Hot Shots played their season opening game today and defeated a tough Devils team in a hard fought 10-8 victory.

The 'Shots started slowly and found themselves down 5-0 after two innings of play until the offense got going and hit the Devils with a five spot in the bottom of the third, as Bob Silvester had a key bases loaded two RBI single to get the ball rolling. Timely two out RBI singles by Tony Baccari, Clete Mahoney, and John Reich, knotted the score at 5.

The feisty Devils posted three runs in the top of the fourth and the Hot Shots countered with a single run in the bottom half of the frame, as Al Moffa scorched a double and was chased home with an RBI single by George Groves.

Down by two runs, Howard Barman ignited a two out rally in the bottom of the fifth that saw Dale Cassidy, Tony Baccari, and Clete Mahoney explode with hits, highlighted by a two RBI single, by cleanup hitter John Reich, that resulted in a 9-8 'Shots lead.

The 'Shots capped their scoring in the bottom of the sixth with an "almost needed" insurance run on a Johnny Breig hit and Tom Sikora RBI single.

Offensively, seven players had two hits and everyone reached base today with at least one hit, or a base on balls.

Defensively, three double plays factored in this win today as the Devils kept knocking on the door. A typical Cassidy to Groves (a la Tinker to Evers) "in-the-bank" 6-4-3 DP killed one rally; a Fran McLaughlin touch third and fire home play killed another threat; and finally Clete Mahoney's line out catch, followed by a dart to home plate nailing the Devils' runner in a bang-bang play, ended the game, negating that previously mentioned "almost needed" insurance run.

Ray "Johnny Bench" Buchichio pounced on a dribbler in front of the plate in the catcher position and nailed the batter at first base, to hold the Devils at bay once more.

Johnny Breig overcame some shakiness pitching and stood tall to the challenge in making the right pitches to hold the Devils scoreless in the last three innings.

Eagles 9 Flames 8

The Eagles and the Flames battled in a well-played game.  The Eagles started the scoring early with eight runs in the first three innings while the Flames scored three.  Going into the fifth inning the Flames came alive and scored five runs in the last three innings while the Eagles fell asleep and only scored one run.  The Flames threatened with runners at first and third when a line drive was snagged by John Pappadakis and thrown to Ron Cohen for a double play that basically ended the game.  The Flames made a great comeback but just fell short.  We salute their effort.

The Eagles were led by Dennis Burza who had two hits and scored two runs.  He pitched a complete game.  Kevin Jerdan had two hits including a triple.  Joe Mersch had three hits.  Ron Cohen had two hits.  Jim Swiderski had two hits and caught two fly balls while playing catcher.

Pascal Houke, Ken Radon and John Pappadakis also contributed to our winning effort with one hit each.

The Flames lost to the Eagles 9-8 in a battle of two shorthanded teams with each team fielding 10 players.  Bob Esterly's managerial wheels were spinning as he switched from 5 infielders to 4 outfielders a couple of times gaining a forceout at second from the outfield one of the instances.  The Flames manager's response to that strategy was hitting the one hop line drive right at Bob that became the force-out at second.

The game started out as a romp with the Eagles jumping out to an 8 to 1 lead.  The Flames kept chipping away at the lead and went into the bottom of the 7th behind 9-8.  The Eagles' John Pappadakis at shortstop made a leaping catch of a line drive (instant replay verified air under at least one of his feet) and doubled the tying run off third base squelching what may have been a game winning rally.

The Flames offense was led by Ray Morris proving that pitchers can hit with four hits, four RBI's, and two runs scored.  Wolf Schwartz had three hits (including a double) and two RBI's.  Phil D'Angiolini had two hits (both doubles).  Charlie Whittaker, Ed Occhi, Tracy Zimmerman, and Bob Doernberg each also contributed two hits with Ed having the other two Flames RBI's.

Defensively, Phil D'Angiolini made a nice shoestring catch.  Wolf Schwartz and Monroe Weingarten snared smoked line drives.  Ed Occhi snared multiple tailing throws from shortstop.  Tracy Zimmerman, Charlie Whittaker and Phil D'Angiolini played a three-man outfield the entire game.

Also notable was the shortest hit ever seen in Bucks Senior Softball.  Monroe Weingarten (of course) topped a ball that stopped one inch in front of the plate and beat out the throw to first.  He was able to do so because Eagles catcher Jim Swiderski was playing Monroe too deep!

Starr 10 Panthers 1

Great day for a ball game. Starr started out by taking a 1 to 0 nothing lead after 1 inning. The Panthers came back in the second inning to tie the score at one all. Score remained tied until the bottom of the 3rd when Starr scored five in the third to take a commanding 6 to 1 lead. Starr then tacked on 4 more  for a final score of 10 to 1. Defensively Starr played an error less game and was led by Jay Passman who made 3 incredible catches  on defense. Also Bill Schwartz who pitched a complete game with no walks. For the Panthers Kevin also pitched a complete game with no walks and the game only took 1 hour and 10 minutes. Offensively for Starr were Larry Levin going 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs .Also going 3 for 3 was Marc Azzaro with 1 RBI. Going 2 for 2 and scoring 2 runs were Dave Detweiler and Harris the rocket Braunstein. Chipping in with 2 hits and 3 RBIs was Ron Fein and his golden glove. Also contributing with one hit was Terry Klein, Chris Metzger and Jay Passman and Doug Rutter.

Wildcats 9 Classics 6

In a Game where there was some “LOOSE DEFENSIVE PLAY” by both Teams the Wildcats were able to come out on Top by a 9-6 SCORE the Wildcats were led by Jack McNulty and Mike Kroeger both going 2 for 3 and each scoring Twice, Neil Haneman was 2 for 4 with 1 Run Scored. Tom Jakubowski went 3 for 3 with 1 Run Scored and made a nice catch on a Deep Shot to Right Field Steve Belenko also went 3 for 3, Dave Noa was 2 for 4. Dave Simone was 1 for 2 with a Run Scored, Howard Borochaner was 2 for 3 with 1 Run Scored, Ken Mealey was 1 for 3 with a Run Scored and C-Wiggy Weigand was able to draw a Couple of Walks !!!

It was nice to see Dick Tosti back on the Field the Cats would like to Acknowledge the Classics on a well Played Game !!! And I’d like to Mention that after our First Game with a Certain Umpire that Tom Delaney was able to use His Full Arsenal of VULGARITY !!!

The Classics are still trying to find some momentum in the early part of this season. The team was led by Bryan Chase, who was the only batter with 2 hits going 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs. The fifth inning offered hope when the team started with 4 consecutive singles by Howard Wible, Ron Tuminski, Franklin Smith, and Bryan Chase. Greg Kloiber and Pete Willaimson followed with back-to-back triples to close the score to 6-5. Unfortunately, that was the end of the scoring for the Classics. Defensively, too many miscues in the field allowed too many runners to reach base, advance and score. In spite of the slow start, the team believes we have more talent than we are showing and will turn things around quickly. 

Opening Day 5/5/2026 Results

Blue Jays 11 Wolfpack 1

The Blue Jays jumped out scoring 5 runs in the top of the first.  Eric Suber got things going with a lead off triple, followed by singles from Frank Glauser, Ken Riess and Jim O'Brien.  Curtis Bragg followed with the second triple of the inning and then scored on an RBI single by Mike Weidmann.  The Jays offense added a run in the fourth inning after singles by Curtis Bragg, Mike Weidmann and Eric Gottlieb, but it was the Blue Jays defense that was doing the hard work of keeping the Wolfpack from responding.  There were no outstanding defensive plays, just everyone in blue making every hard hit ball by the Pack look like a routine play.  The jays then added 3 runs in the fifth inning and a run in the sixth to close out the game.  Eric Suber led the offense going 3 for 3 with a triple, a walk and 2 runs scored.  Mike Weidmann was 3 for 3 with an 2 RBI's.  Two hits each for Frank Glauser (2 runs scored), Ken Riess, Jim O'Brien (2 RBI's), Curtis Bragg (triple, 2 RBI's), and Eric Gottlieb.  Also contributing with hits were Bill Jones, Lingo Kong, Mike Tingle, Home Run Freddy Eberhardt (who disappointed everyone by just hitting a single) and Art Taylor.  A very strong defensive showing for all of the corvids but a special mention has to go out to Lingo Kong leading the way at shortstop.

The Wolfpack left their claws in the forest for their opening game against the Blue Jays. The Jays jumped out to a 5 run lead in top of the first with great hitting and moving the runners around the bases. The Wolfpack responded weakly with a single run in the bottom of the first and after that inning, the Pack was shutout for the remainder of the game as their bats went silent. The Blue Jays kept pouring on the hits for an 11-1 final score. The Wolfpack were only able to accomplish 8 total hits in 7 innings with Bill Howland and Mike Blasco adding two hits each and Bruce Ludlow, Ron Mangini, Gary Jones and Jerry Gross each adding a single hit. The Pack will regroup and look forward to their 11am game Thursday.

Flames 17 Devils 6

Before getting to the game write-up, the Flames manager (Tom Cosgrove) would like to apologize to Gene Reeber and all the players on the Devils team for not realizing the catch-up rule exists for all innings of a game and having a Devils inning end after scoring 5 runs despite the Devils being behind by more than those five runs.  The game was stopped and Gene asked the question about the catch-up rule.  Tom Cosgrove erroneously stated the catch-up and unlimited run rule only applied to the seventh inning.  The game continued and the rule was clarified two innings later. While Gene and Tom tried to find an equitable solution, a decision was made to simply continue the game, understanding that the error was an honest mistake and should have been resolved at the time of the question - not after two innings had passed.  Despite it being an honest mistake, as a third year manager, it was unacceptable for Tom to not know the rule.  The Devils displayed good sportsmanship in discussions about it during and after the game and Tom appreciates their good will and that sportsmanship.

As to the game, The Flames line-up was on fire with all twelve players contributing hits in a 17-6 win that involved three five-run innings from the Flames.  Charlie Whittaker and Mike Aversa led the offense with three hits each.  Monroe Weingarten, Phil D'Angiolini, Wolf Schwartz, and Tracy Zimmerman each had two hits with one of Wolf's being a double.  Ray Morris contributed two RBI's.  Ed Occhi scored two runs and drove in one.  Lee Jaslow, Bob Doernberg, and Jim Stabene each had one hit and scored one run.  Jim fielded a hard hit grounder and fed the pivot for a key bases loaded double play.  Bob covered home and grabbed a throw from the outfield to stop a run from scoring,  Phil D'Agiolini threw out a batter at second base trying to stretch a well hit ball into a double.

Today, the Devils got off to a slow start until the 4th inning but stopped there.

Too many errors, physically and mentally made it a bad day for the Devils.

Jim Parsons went 3-3 while having a hamstring issue. Jeff Hooker, Wayne Haller, and Gerry Barlow all went 2-3.  We will get it together as soon as possible….

Panthers 6 Wildcats 3

The Panthers faced a very talented Wildcats team yesterday and secured a 6-2 win.  The Wildcats drew first blood in the first inning scoring two runs in the top of the first.  The Panthers responded with only one run.  The scoreboard showed zeroes for the second and third innings when the Panthers got three runs in the bottom of  the fourth inning.  The Panthers defense held the Wildcats to no score after the first and put up two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth to give a final score of 6-3.

Both teams showed good defense for most of the game.  John Rozolis went 2-3 with a triple and Steve Griffin went 1-3 with a double.  Larry Restivo also went 2-3 which rounds out the batting leaders for the Panthers.  Kevin Culp pitched and did a masterful job to start the season.

The Battle of the Cats was a Low Scoring Game with a 6-3 Victory by the Panthers there was some Loose Play in the Field by both Teams or it would have been an even “LOWER SCORING GAME” The Wildcats were led by Jack McNulty going 3 for 3 with a Run Scored and 2 RBI’s and Neil Haneman also going 3 for 3 with a Run Scored, Dave Simone went 2 for 3, Dave Noa was 1 for 3 with a Run Scored, Mike Kroeger was 1 for 3 with 1 RBI    Bill Russell was 2 for 2, Ken Mealey was 1 for 2 and Howard Borchaner was 1 for 2

Kevin Culp Pitched His Usual Good Game to Tame the Wildcats !!!

We Congratulate the Panthers on a well Played Game and the Victory

Eagles 13 Starr 10

The Eagles started scoring early with three runs in the first inning, two in the second inning and four in the fourth inning.  We held Starr to one run scored in the first.  Starr woke up and scored seven runs in the sixth inning.  Starr scored two runs in the seventh inning to tie the game 10-10.

The game went into extra innings in the eighth inning and the Eagles scored three runs to finally shut out Starr to come away with a 13-10 victory.  Starr never quit and played very hard until the last out.  

The Eagles were led by Scott Jones who went four for six and scored two runs.  John Pappadakis went two for four, scoring one run.  Steve Scheele pitched a complete game, allowing only one walk and went three for five, scoring two runs.  Kevin Jerden went three for five, including a double and scored three runs.  Dennis Burza went three for three with one walk and scored three runs.  Joe Mursch went three for four.  Pascal Houcke went two for four.  Ron Cohen went one for four.  Jim Swiderski went three for four, scored one run and played very well at catcher.  Ken Radon went one for three and made a couple of nice plays covering first.  Paul Stetsko subbed for us and went one for four.  Paul had a clutch hit for our team that drove in a run in the eighth inning and also scored our last run to end the game with a win.

The Eagles jumped out to a 3-0 lead and kept on pounding out hits for a 9-1 advantage after 5 innings.  In the bottom of the 6th inning Starr rallied for 7 runs to close the gap to 9-8 with Eagles on top.  In the top of the 7th, Eagles added 1 run for a 10 to 8 advantage.  In the bottom of the 7th inning with 2 outs and no base runners Starr rallied for 2 runs tying the score at 10.  Going into extra innings the Eagles scored 3 runs and Starr fell apart giving the Eagles a 13 to 10 victory.

Offensive stars were Ron Fein getting 4 hits.  Chipping in with 2 hits was Marc Azzaro, Chris Metzger, and Bill Schwartz.  Each had 2 hits and 2 RBI's.  Also with 2 hits were Larry Levin, Terry Klein, Alan Massey and Spencer Snyderman.  Adding 1 hit each were Bill Krieger and Dave Detweiler.  Great fielding plays by Larry Levin, Ron Fein, and Marc Azzaro.

The Eagles played great as a team and Steve Scheele pitched a great game.

Blues Brothers 7 Classics 6

The Blues Brothers held off a 7th inning rally to defeat the Classics 7 to 6. The Blues Brothers led the entire game. The Classics scored 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, leaving the tying run on first base, on a great catch by Bob Gaines in Left Field, ending the game.  

Andy Cohen pitched all seven innings for the Blues Brothers. Jack Feehan had a solo Home Run to help contribute to the win.

Vince Burkett had three hits for the winning team. Ed Brandriff had two hits, as did Jack Feehan, and Mike Katz before leaving the game, with a hamstring injury.

Also contributing base hits were Paul Stetsko, Kevin Grevera, Bob Gaines, Andy Cohen, George Reich, and Andy Markowitz.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Here is the recap for Game 1.

The Classics had a slow start to Game 1, scoring only 2 runs in the first 5 innings.  The team struggled to put together hits and got behind 5-1, while managing only 10 hits in the game.  Leading the team with 2 hits each were Craig Wright, Greg Kloiber and Skip Evans. However, the biggest boost came from a 2 RBI double off the bat of Bryan Chase in the 7th inning to close the gap to 7-5.  Chase then scored to make the final score 7-6 and ending any chance for a comeback.  The team is looking forward with positivity and getting a better start on Thursday! 

2026 Schedule of Events

Indoor Workouts are currently in progress at the Northeast Racquet Club every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 AM until noon.  If the weather magically turns nice we will move outdoors to Community Park in Middletown.

We will need to start working on the 2026 team draft at the end of March in order to have jerseys ready for opening day.

We expect to announce the results of the 2026 player draft on April 23rd.  Reserve the date.

Each team will have 2 practice games on either Monday April 27th, or Thuesday April 28th and Thursday April 30th.  We will have one game on Monday the 27th because we have an uneven number of teams this season.

Opening Day will be May 5th.

We will have 11 teams with the new team being named the Hot Shots and managed by Tony Baccari.   Dick Tosti will manage the Classics replaceing Eric Gottlieb and Jack Zupan will resume control of the Panthers.

There will be a 2 week break starting on 6/26/2026 through 7/13/2026, with league play resuming on 7/14/2026 .

(rev . 12-Apr-2026)